The US Trademark Office issued the following 148 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in January, 2011, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys: Reg. Number Mark Click to View 1 3,912,455 LINCOLN DURATIONGUARANTEE View 2 3,911,120 THE ANGIE’S LIST BIG DEAL View 3 3,911,107 {Detail} View…
Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 105 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in January, 2011: PAT. NO. Title 1 D631,530 Fluid control handle 2 D631,396 Race car 3 7,877,303 System and methods for tracking the relative interests of the…
Chicago, IL – The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a copyright infringement suit. Lawyers for HyperQuest, Inc., of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, filed a suit against N’Site, Inc. and Unitrin Direct Insurance Company alleging copyright infringement of copyrighted software used to process insurance claims. The software, eDoc,…
Indianapolis, IN – Patent lawyers for plaintiff Schwindt, claim the defendants Miller and Mark omitted Schwindt as an inventor on a patent application, that turned out to be worth millions. All three were early founders and investors in Suros Sugical Systems, an Indianapolis medical device manufacturer founded in 2000.…
Indianapolis, IN – Patent lawyers for Bald Spot Racing, LLC of Indianapolis, IN have filed a patent infringement suit alleging BSCI, Inc. of Mooresville, NC infringed patent no. 6,733,710 VEHICLE PASSENGER RESTRAINT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME, which has been issued by the US Patent Office. Despite the title…
Fort Wayne, IN -Trademark lawyers for Osmundson Mfg. Co. of Perry, IA have filed a trademark infringement suit against CFC Distributors, Inc., of Wabash County, IN for infringement of the mark TURBO, which has been registered by the US Trademark Office. The plaintiff claims that the defendant is selling…
South Bend; IN – Copyright lawyers for Truth Publishing Company, Inc. of Elkhart, IN filed a copyright infringement suit alleging Kristopher C. Campbell d/b/a I.C.U. MUG SHOTS of Elkhart, IN infringed allegedly copyrighted news stories. According to the complaint, Truth Publishing, is the publisher of the daily Elkhart Truth…
Batesville, IN – Patent attorneys for Batesville-based Hillenbrand Inc., and its subsidiary Batesville Casket Company, the largest U.S. maker of coffins, have won an order to ban imports of knockoff caskets from Mexico in a patent infringement decision. The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in Washington said Monday that…
Washington DC – The “25% Rule” has often been used by damages experts in assessing damages in patent infringement cases. The rule states that in determining a base royalty rate in a hypothetical negotiation, a starting point is to consider that a reasonably royalty would be 25% of the…
Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 87 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in December, 2010: PAT. NO. Title 1 D629,924 Roofing shingle 2 D629,902 Soft-tissue dissection tip for a surgical instrument 3 D629,901 Tendon sheath dissection tip for…