Washington, D.C. — Raymond T. Chen has been confirmed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Judge Chen was nominated to the Federal Circuit by President Barack Obama on February 7, 2013. On August 1, 2013, the United States Senate voted 97-0 to confirm his nomination. …
Indianapolis, Indiana – The United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana has granted a motion by Malibu Media of Los Angeles, California for default judgment against Kenny Griffith for infringement of the copyrighted work “Slow Motion” which has been registered by the U.S. Copyright Office. In its…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent lawyers for Eli Lilly and Company (“Lilly”) of Indianapolis, Indiana are in trial again this week in the Southern District of Indiana pursuing patent-infringement allegations against five generic-drug challengers, including AAP Pharmaceuticals of Schaumberg, Illinois and Pliva Hrvatksa of Croatia. At issue is Lilly’s patent on…
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Commerce recently released a green paper on Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy (the “Green Paper“) to advance discussion on a set of policy issues critical to economic growth. The Green Paper discusses the goals of maintaining an appropriate balance…
Indianapolis, Indiana — The Southern District of Indiana has granted a motion for default judgment by CP Productions, Inc. (“CP”) of Arizona, which had sued Gerald L. Glover, III (“Glover”) of Indianapolis, Indiana alleging infringement of the copyrighted work “GH Hustlers — Maryjane’s Second Visit” which has been registered by…
South Bend, Indiana — Lifetime Industries, Inc. (“LTI”) of Elkhart, Indiana has sued Trim-Lok, Inc. of Buena Park, California in the Northern District of Indiana alleging patent infringement of its “TWO-PART SEAL FOR A SLIDE-OUT ROOM,” Patent No. 6,966,590 (the “‘590 patent”), which has been issued by the U.S. Patent…
Indianapolis, Indiana —The Southern District of Indiana has granted a default judgment to Malibu Media, LLC of Los Angeles, California in its lawsuit against Robert Johnson of Indianapolis, Indiana for copyright infringement of the work “Pretty Back Door Baby.” In its complaint, Malibu Media alleged that Johnson and others directly…
Indianapolis, Indiana — Copyright lawyers for Consumer Health Information Corp. (“CHIC”) of Virginia sued Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Amylin Pharmaceuticals, LLC (collectively, “Amylin”), both of Los Angeles, California and Eli Lilly & Co. (“Lilly”) of Indianapolis, Indiana (collectively, “Defendants”) alleging copyright infringement of works that CHIC created for Defendants’ use. CHIC…
Grand Rapids, Michigan — In 2010, Stryker Corp. of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Stryker Puerto Rico, Ltd. and Stryker Sales Corp. (collectively, “Stryker”), sued Zimmer, Inc. and Zimmer Surgical, Inc. of Warsaw, Indiana (collectively, “Zimmer”), alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,022,329; 7,144,383; and 6,179,807, which have been issued by the U.S.…
Indianapolis, Indiana — Hallmark Home Mortgage, LLC of Fort Wayne, Indiana sued Hallmark Rentals & Management, Inc. of Bloomington, Indiana seeking a declaration that its uses of “Hallmark,” including an application for the trademark “Hallmark,” Serial No. 85/937,259, which is currently pending with the U.S. Trademark Office, are non-infringing. Hallmark…