Washington, D.C. – Yesterday the United States Senate passed a landmark patent reform bill that will adopt a first-inventor-to-file system. Senate Bill 23 will also create an independent funding system and create a post-grant review process. The Senate has been looking at patent reform since 2005. Indiana Senators Dan…
Chicago, IL– Intellectual property attorneys for Italian company Tecnomatic have filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois making patent ownership, trademark infringement and other claims against automotive part company Delco Remy of Pendleton, Indiana as well as Delco Remy of Mexico and other parties. The technology at issue…
The US Trademark Office issued the following 91 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in February, 2011, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys: Reg. Number Mark Click to View 1 3,923,232 MAVIZON View 2 3,923,208 AQUAFORMS View 3 3,923,095 AFCDEALER.COM View 4 3,922,801 {Design} View…
Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 88 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in February, 2011: PAT. NO. Title 1 D633,194 Fan blade 2 D633,193 Fan blade 3 7,894,872 Computer assisted orthopaedic surgery system with light source and associated method 4…
Washington, D.C. – On February 28, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, a patent ownership case that has implications for Indiana patent attorney. Under the Bayh-Dole Act,35 U.S.C. §§ 200-212, institutions using federal funding…
Indianapolis, IN – Patent lawyers for Knauf Insulation Limited of the United Kingdom has filed a patent infringement suit alleging CertainTeed Corporation of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania infringed Patent No. 7,854,980, FORMALDEHYDE-FREE MINERAL FIBRE INSULATION PRODUCT, which has been issued by the US Patent Office. Knauf Insulation USA is based…
Indianapolis, IN – Last week Mary E. Hining, Pro Se, of Durham, NC filed a copyright infringement suit against Rebecca L. Gregg of Indianapolis in the Southern District of Indiana. Ms. Hining alleges that Ms. Gregg sold painted glassware on Etsy.com, a website where artists offer their work for…
Indianapolis – Last week, copyright attorneys for Joe Hand Promotions, a Pennsylvania corporation, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the owners of an Indiana bar who alleged displayed an Ultimate Fight Championship fight without authorization. Ursula and Guenter Grote operate the Grote Trading Post and Gus’s Sports Bar in…
Indianapolis, IN – Trademark lawyers for ChaCha Search, Inc. of Carmel, Indiana filed a trademark infringement suit alleging HTC America, Inc. of Washington state, a subsidiary of the HTC Corporation of Taiwan. ChaCha Search alleges that the defendants infringed the ChaCha trademark. ChaCha Search owns the mark and design…
Indianapolis, IN – Rulings by district courts in Indiana and Arkansas have ensured that the Southern District Court of Indiana will decide a longstanding trademark dispute over a mark used in agricultural machinery. Last week, the Southern District Court declined to transfer Brandt Industries Limited (BIL) v. Pitonyak Machinery…