Indiana Intellectual Property Law News

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Federal Circuit Rejects Broad Right of Public Access to Patent Trials

Washington, D.C. – The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that a showing of good cause was sufficient to support parties’ requests to file documents under seal. The case was heard by Circuit Judges Sharon Prost, William C. Bryson and Kathleen O’Malley. Courts have traditionally acknowledged…

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Innovations in Santa Detection Proliferate for Both National and Personal Uses

For over 50 years, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (“NORAD”) and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command, have tracked Santa’s flight around the world. Their high-technology approach includes not only radar and satellites in geo-synchronous orbit but also the recent additions of strategically placed SantaCams and jet pilots…

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CleanTech Adds Three Additional Defendants to Multidistrict Litigation

Indianapolis, Indiana – GS CleanTech Corporation of Alpharetta, Georgia (“CleanTech”) has filed complaints against three new Defendants in its ongoing multidistrict litigation in which it asserts infringement of its patented corn-oil-extraction technology. Patent lawyers for CleanTech sued Homeland Energy Solutions, LLC of Lawler, Iowa (“Homeland”) in the Northern District of…

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Indiana University Sues AngioDynamics for Patent Infringement

Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent attorneys for Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (“IURTC”) of Indianapolis, Indiana sued in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that AngioDynamics, Inc. of Latham, New York infringed Patent No. 6,719,717, which has been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). This Indiana…

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Former Google Executive Michelle K. Lee Named as Next Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker recently announced the appointment of Michelle K. Lee as the next Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). Lee currently serves as the Director of the USPTO’s Silicon Valley…

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J & J Sports Sues Cancun Mexican Grill and Its Owner Alleging Illegal Interception

Fort Wayne, Indiana – J & J Sports Productions, Inc. of Campbell, California (“J & J Sports”), via a complaint filed by its intellectual property lawyer, has sued in the Northern District of Indiana alleging that Christine Kotsopoulos, purportedly a managing member of Geo-Joe, LLP, which owns and operates Cancun Mexican…

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Cummins Alleges Trademark Infringement and Counterfeiting in Lawsuit

Indianapolis, Indiana – Cummins Inc. of Columbus, Indiana has sued in the Southern District of Indiana alleging counterfeiting, trademark infringement and trademark dilution by T’Shirt Factory of Greenwood, Indiana; Freedom Custom Z of Bloomington, Indiana; Shamir Harutyunyan of Panama City Beach, Florida and Doe Defendants 1 – 10. Defendants are…

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USPTO Seeking Comments on Proposed Rules to Implement Title I of the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012

Washington, D.C. – A new law allows applicants to file a single international design application to acquire global protection. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) recently announced a proposal to amend the rules of practice in patent cases to implement the provisions of Title…

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Redwall Sues ESG for Copyright Infringement

Indianapolis, Indiana – Redwall Live Corp. (“Redwall”) has sued ESG Security, Inc. (“ESG”) in the Southern District of Indiana alleging copyright infringement, breach of contract and unjust enrichment. Both parties are located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The design at issue in this lawsuit has been registered by the U.S. Copyright Office…

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Project Management Academy Sues Former Instructor for Misappropriation of Trade Secrets

Indianapolis, Indiana – eCity Market, Inc. d/b/a Project Management Academy (“PMA”) of Lafayette, Indiana has sued Vaughn Scott Burch (“Burch”) and Graywood Consulting Group, Inc. d/b/a Graywood Training Solutions of Leesburg, Virginia (collectively, “Graywood”) alleging infringement of its Project Management Professional examination and certification training. This suit was initially filed…

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