Indianapolis, Ind. — The Indiana Court of Appeals has vacated a trial court’s judgment in favor of the LaPorte County Convention and Visitors Bureau (the “Bureau”) of LaPorte, Ind., holding that neither trademark infringement nor cybersquatting had been committed by Serenity Springs (“Serenity”) of LaPorte, Ind. Serenity operates a resort…
Washington, D.C. — The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied the petition of ArcelorMittal for a rehearing in its patent infringement lawsuit against AK Steel involving ULTRALUME®. AK Steel produces flat-rolled carbon and stainless and electrical steels. Their products are primarily for automotive, infrastructure, manufacturing, construction,…
As reported by the American Intellectual Property Law Association, in a severely splintered decision, the en banc Federal Circuit was unable to agree on a rationale for analyzing the abstract idea exception to patent eligibility for computer implemented method claims, computer-readable media, and system claims. CLS Bank International v. Alice…
Indianapolis, Ind. — The Southern District of Indiana has construed the claims of two patents-in-suit in the matter of Endotach LLC v. Cook Medical Inc. In 2012, patent attorneys for Endotach LLC of Frisco, Texas sued Cook Medical Inc. of Bloomington, Ind., alleging infringement of Patent No. 5,122,154, entitled “Endovascular…
South Bend, Ind. — Tough Mudder LLC of Brooklyn, N.Y. sued alleging trademark infringement by Mudderland of Kingsbury, Ind.; and Rick and Susan Hollaway, both of Hebron, Ind. of Tough Mudder trademarks registered under Registration Nos. 3,810,118; 4,131,912; 4,308,918; 4,131,913; 4,241,510; 4,241,512; 4,241,513; and 4,233,607 for marks containing “MUDDER,” which…
Indianapolis, Ind. — Malibu Media, LLC of Los Angeles, Calif. has sued twenty-eight “John Does” for copyright infringement in separate complaints filed in the Northern District of Indiana and Southern District of Indiana. Copyright lawyer Paul Nicoletti is again in federal court on behalf of Malibu Media. The company has…
Ft. Wayne, Ind. — Trademark lawyers for Manchester University, Inc. (“Manchester”) of North Manchester, Ind. sued Sportswear, Inc. of Seattle, Wash. alleging trademark infringement of the “Manchester University” trademark, Registration No. 3,375,265, which is registered with the U.S. Trademark Office. Manchester is an independent, liberal-arts university with campuses in North…
Indianapolis, Ind. — The Southern District of Indiana has dismissed two of four claims by Konecranes, Inc. of Pascagoula, Miss. against Industrial Crane Service, Inc. of Pascagoula, Miss. and Brian Scott Davis of Marion County, Ind. Plaintiff Konecranes, Inc. (“Konecranes”) provides lifting equipment and services to various clientele including manufacturing…
The US Patent Office issued the following 199 patent registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in April, 2013, based on applications filed by Indiana Patent Attorneys: PAT. NO. Title 1 D681,205 Intervertebral body spacer implant 2 D681,204 Lumbar-sacral interbody spacer implant 3 D681,174 Faucet spout 4 D681,169 Faucet 5…
The US Trademark Office issued the following 163 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in April, 2013, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys: Reg. Number Mark Click to View 1 4324437 MPC View 2 4326145 WARBIRD DIGEST View 3 4324176 DEX 360 View 4 4324174 DEX…