Indianapolis, Indiana – Indiana patent lawyers for Alcon Research, LTD of Fort Worth, Texas and Alcon Pharmaceuticals Ltd of Fribourg, Switzerland (collectively, “Alcon”) sued in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Cipla Limited of Mumbai Central, Mumbai and Cipla USA Inc. of Miami, Florida (collectively, “Cipla”) infringed Olopatadine Formulations…
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Sprint Weighs in with Civil Suit Against Defendants in Criminal Phone-Trafficking Scheme
Indianapolis, Indiana – In a 42-page complaint for damages and injunctive relief, trademark attorneys for Sprint Solutions, Inc. of Reston, Virginia; Sprint Communications Company L.P. and Boost Worldwide, Inc., the latter two of Overland Park, Kansas (collectively, “Sprint”), sued in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Reginald Aldridge and…
Swag Merchandising and Musical Group Devo Sue for Trademark Infringement
Indianapolis, Indiana – An Indiana trademark attorney for Swag Merchandising, Inc. and Devo Inc., both of California, sued in Hamilton Superior Court alleging that Your Fantasy Warehouse, Inc. d/b/a T.V. Store Online and Fred Hajjar, both of Commerce Township, Michigan, infringed Devo’s Trademarks, Registration Nos. 3161662 and 3167516, which have…
Licensor of “Tiki Tan” Mark Alleges Infringing Use by Solarium and Solarium Bittersweet
South Bend, Indiana – An Indiana trademark attorney for Al Reasonover of Elkhart, Indiana sued in the Northern District of Indiana alleging that Solarium LLC of South Bend, Indiana (“Solarium”) and Solarium Bittersweet LLC of Elkhart, Indiana (“Solarium Bittersweet”) committed trademark infringement of “Tiki Tan”, Trademark Reg. No. 2602388, which has…
173 Trademark Registrations Issued to Indiana Companies in January 2014
The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 173 trademark registrations to Indiana persons and businesses in Indiana in January 2014 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Reg. Number Word Mark Click to View 4475395 HEALTHY LIFE View 4475322 BANKERS UNIVERSITY View 4468104 POWER DRIVE View 4472854 REAL HEALTH PROFILE View…
Patent Office Issues 111 Patents To Indiana Citizens in January 2014
The U.S. Patent Office issued the following 111 patent registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in January 2014, based on applications filed by Indiana patent attorneys: Pat No. Title D698,459 Container D698,294 Motorcycle license plate D698,220 Tubular lever D698,175 Side chair 8,639,547 Method for statistical comparison of occupations by…
Indiana Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Resident’s Daughter in Nursing Facility Dispute
Indianapolis, Indiana – Alexis Hutchison (“Hutchison”) (pictured right) appealed a small claims court (“trial court”) judgment in favor of Trilogy Health Services, LLC, d/b/a Springhurst Health Campus (“Springhurst”), on Springhurst’s claim against Hutchison and her now-deceased mother, Martha Farber (“Farber”), for payment of services provided to Farber while she was…
Lilly Sues Glenmark Generics for Over Proposed Manufacture and Sale of Generic Version of ALIMTA®
Indianapolis, Indiana – Indiana patent attorneys for Eli Lilly and Company of Indianapolis, Indiana (“Lilly”) filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Glenmark Generics, Inc., USA of Mahwah, New Jersey (“Glenmark”) infringed Antifolate Combination Therapies, Patent No. 7,772,209, which has been issued by the U.S. Patent…
Sixteen Doe Defendants Alleged to Have Infringed “Charlie Countryman”
South Bend, Indiana – Michigan copyright attorney Paul Nicoletti, on behalf of Countryman Nevada, LLC (“Countryman”), sued in the Northern District of Indiana alleging that 16 unidentified John Does infringed the copyright of the motion picture “Charlie Countryman,” which has been registered by the U.S. Copyright Office. The movie stars…
Eli Lilly Sues Par Pharmaceutical Asserting Patent Infringement of Effient®
Indianapolis, Indiana – An Indiana patent attorney sued in the Southern District of Indiana on behalf of Eli Lilly and Company of Indianapolis, Indiana; Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan (“Daiichi Sankyo”); Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. of Parsippany, New Jersey (“DSI”); and Ube Industries, Ltd. of Yamaguchi, Japan alleging that…