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Purdue Ordered to Disclose IP Address of Alleged Downloader Of Copyrighted Adult Video

  Lafayette, IN – Magistrate Judge Andrew Rodovich of the Northern District of Indiana has denied a Motion to Quash Subpoena served on Purdue University of Lafayette, Indiana by Third Degree Films, Inc. of California as part of a copyright infringement lawsuit in the Northern District of California. In its…

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French Lick Resort and Casino Sued by Colorado Artist for Copyright Infringement in Commissioned Artwork

  Indianapolis, IN – French Lick Resorts and Casino Group has been sued in the Southern District of Indiana by Pamela Mougin for Copyright Infringement, violation of the Visual Artist Rights Act (17 USC § 106A), Breach of Contract and Unjust Enrichment. The West Baden Hotel is a historic hotel…

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The Southern District of Indiana Remands Breach of Contract Case to Marion County Superior Court After Complaint Amended to Drop Trademark Infringement Claim

  Indianapolis, IN – The Honorable William T. Lawrence of the Southern District of Indiana has granted a Motion to Remand to the Marion County Superior Court in a case that had been removed to federal court due to Lanham Act trademark infringement claims in the original complaint. The complaint…

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US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Affirms the Southern District Court of Indiana’s Decision Holding Indiana Farmer Infringed Soybean Seed Patents

  Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a decision of Chief Judge Richard L. Young of the Southern District of Indiana in a patent infringement case. Patent lawyers for Vernon Hugh Bowman, an Indiana farmer, had appealed Chief Judge Young’s ruling in…

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Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Declaration of Non-Infringment Bio-Waste Disposal Patents Owned by Biosafe Engineering of Brownsburg, Indiana

  Pittsburg, PA – Judge Nora Barry Fischer of the U S District Court for Western District of Pennsylvania has dismissed a suit seeking a declaration a non-infringement of patents owned by a Brownsburg, Indiana company. Patent attorneys for Matthews International Corporation of Pittsburg, Pennsylvannia had filed a lawsuit seeking…

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Home Depot Successfully Defends Copyright Infringement Suit in Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

  Chicago, IL — Copyright lawyers for Home Depot successfully defended a copyright infringement lawsuit that had been appealed to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Edgenet, Inc. of Waukesha, Wisconsin had filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in the Eastern District of Wisconsin alleging that Home Depot of Atlanta, Georgia…

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Coach, Inc. Wins Default Judgment of $30,000 in Trademark Infringement Suit Against Tom’s Treasure Chest of Gary, Indiana

  Chief Judge Philip P. Simon of the Northern District of Indiana has award a default judgment and $30,000 in damages to Coach, Inc. of New York, New York in a trademark infringement case over the sale of knock-off Coach purses against a Gary, Indiana business. In June 2010, trademark…

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Indiana Court issues Markman Ruling in GS Cleantech v. Big River for Ethanol Processing Patents.

  Indianapolis, IN – Senior Judge Larry J. McKinney of the Southern District of Indiana has issued a claim construction order in a patent infringement lawsuit. Patent attorneys for GS Cleantech Corporation of New York, New York, filed a patent infringement suit regarding patent no. 7,601,858, Method of processing ethanol…

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Southern District of Indiana Denies John Doe’s Motion to Quash Subpoena Seeking to Reveal the Identity of an IP Address That Allegedly Downloaded Adult Video in Copyright Infringement Suit

  New Albany, IN – Magistrate Judge William G. Hussmann of the Southern District of Indiana has denied a Motion to Quash Subpoena filed by Defendant Doe No. 2 in First Time Video v. Indiana John Does 1-18. A copyright infringement attorney had filed a motion to quash subpoena on…

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Indiana Patent Attorneys Obtain 105 Patents for Indiana Companies in September, 2011

  Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 105 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in September, 2011: PAT. NO. Title 1 D645,908 Wall mounted sign  2 D645,906 Literature holder  3 D645,905 Literature holder  4 8,026,822 Networked pest control system  5 8,026,821 System…

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