Indianapolis, IN – Brightpoint of Indianapolis has filed a lawsuit against former executive, Mitch Black, of Miami, Florida, alleging he has breached an employment contract that included protection of Brightpoint’s trade secrets. The lawsuit also names Brightstar Corporation as a defendant, arguing that the company knew or should have…
Lafayette, IN – The Northern District of Indiana granted a default judgment, damages and a permanent injunction in a trademark infringement case involving a hold-over franchisee. Century 21 Real Estate, LLC of Parsippany, New Jersey had filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in the Northern District of Indiana alleging that…
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. International Trade Commission announced that it will revisit a ruling by an administrative law judge finding that Apple had not infringed four of HTC’s patents. In May 2010, patent attorneys for HTC filed a complaint with the ITC alleging that Apple’sIPods, IPhones and IPads…
New York, NY – Earlier this year, patent attorneys for a group of 60 organizations and farmers, including the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association, filed a patent lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against agriculture giant Monsanto Company of St. Louis, Missouri. The plaintiffs are farmers…
Indianapolis, IN – An appeal is now pending of Judge Tanya Walton Pratt of the Southern District of Indiana‘s grant of a motion to dismiss in a qui tam patent false marking case. Intellectual property attorneys for David O’Neill, Promote Innovation LLC of Clarendon Hills, Illinois had filed a…
South Bend, IN – Trademark lawyers for Coach, Inc. of New York, New York filed a trademark and copyright infringement suit in the Northern District of Indianaalleging The Treasure Box, Inc. of Elkhart, Indiana infringed the Coach’s registered trademarks and copyrights, including the copyrighted works known as the “Coach…
Indianapolis, IN – Trademark attorneys for The St. Joe Company of Watersound, Florida filed a trademark infringement suit in the Southern District of Indianaalleging Epcon Community Franchising, Inc. of Dublin, Ohio, Property Group One, Ltd., Sherri Meyer, and Watercolors Owners Association, Inc. of McCordsville, Indiana, infringed trademark registration no.…
Washington, DC – A recent decision in the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in a legal malpractice claim involving a patent issue may have an impact on a recently filed Indiana case alleging patent attorneys committed legal malpractice, which was filed by Purdue Research Foundation late last month. In…
Indianapolis, IN – A trademark infringement lawsuit filed in Hamilton County Circuit Court has been removed to the Southern District of Indiana. Trademark lawyers for Wine & Canvas Development, LLC of Indianapolis, Indiana filed a recent trademark infringement suit in Hamilton County, Indiana in alleging Theodore Weisser and Christopher…
Indianapolis, IN – A patent infringement judgment from the Southern District of Indiana will be reviewed by the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. In May, Chief Judge Richard L. Young of the Southern District of Indiana issued a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiffs Alcon Research Ltd., Alcon…