Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 148 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in March, 2011: PAT. NO. Title 1 D634,956 Target stand 2 D634,950 Furniture base design 3 7,916,620 Multi-user data transmission/reception system and mode determination method 4 7,916,036 Patient…
The US Trademark Office issued the following 125 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in March, 2011, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys: Reg. Number Mark Click to View 1 3,938,020 GRAY STOP View 2 3,937,998 {Design} View 3 3,937,984 RED HUNNEY View 4 3,937,979…
Indianapolis, IN – Patent lawyers for Masco Corporation of Indiana of Indianapolis, IN filed a patent infringement suit alleging Sir Faucet, LLC of Toledo, OH infringed Patent No. 7,753,079, MAGNETIC COUPLING FOR SPRAYHEADS, and Patent No. 7,909,061, MAGNETIC COUPLING FOR SPRAYHEADS, which have been issued by the US Patent Office.…
South Bend, IN – An intellectual property attorney for Garden Homes, of St. Joseph County, Indiana, filed a copyright and trade dress infringement lawsuit against Charles and Maura Weis, of Florida, and Ryan Rans, of Indiana. Charles Weis is the former head coach of the Notre Dame‘s football team. The…
South Bend, IN – The U.S. District Court of South Carolina has transferred a patent infringement case to Northern District Court of Indiana. The transfer comes after the South Carolina District Court granted the defendant’s motion to transfer the case. Ford Meter Box had moved to dismiss the complaint pursuant…
The White House has published a White Paper proposing criminalization of many actions associated with intellectual property. It suggests greater rights and more severe penalties “so as to more effectively address the substantial harm caused by intellectual property crimes.” In summary, the revisions include: Longer prison sentences for theft…
South Bend, IN – Copyright lawyers for Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) of New York filed a copyright infringement suit alleging Olive’Or Twist Bar of Elkhart, Indiana and its owner infringed the copyrights of the copyrights to certain songs to which BMI owns the exclusive broadcast license. Nine other companies, the…
New Albany, IN – Patent lawyers for CSP Technologies, Inc. of Auburn, AL, filed a patent infringement suit alleging Sud-Chemie AG of Munich, Germany; Sud-Chemie, Inc., of Louisville, KY; and Airsec S.A.S. of Choisy-le-Roi, France infringed Patent No. 7,537, 137, titled RESEALABLE MOISTURE TIGHT CONTAINER ASSEMBLY FOR STRIPS AND…
New Albany, IN – Trademark lawyers for The American Automobile Association of Heathrow, Florida filed a lawsuit alleging AAA Affordable Insurance of Charlestown, Indiana, infringed Trademark Nos. 829,265, 2,158,654 and 1,101,726 for the mark AAA, as registered with the U.S. Trademark Office, and committed unfair competition and cyberpiracy. The plaintiff…
Indianapolis — The New York Times reported this week that the pharmaceutical industry may lose billions as a result of the patent expirations in 2011. The article notes that many pharmaceutical companies may not have enough new drugs in research in development to replace the income lost due to these…