Hammond, Indiana – Trademark counsel for Trans-United, Inc. of Burns Harbor, IN, have filed a lawsuit alleging Trans-United, Inc. of Miami, FL, and its apparent directors infringed Trademark Registration No. 3,567,262 for the mark TRANS-UNITED, as registered with the U.S. Trademark Office for various moving and transport services. The…
Indiana Intellectual Property Law News
Masterfile Corporation Sues Kemp Title Agency for Copyright Infringement
Indianapolis, Indiana – Copyright lawyers for Masterfile Corporationof Ontario, Canada, have filed a lawsuit alleging Kemp Title Agency, LLC of Louisville, KY, has infringed copyrighted works which have been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. The plaintiff is a stock photography company offering images in exchange for a license…
159 Trademark Registrations Issued to Indiana Companies in July, 2010
The US Trademark Office issued the following 159 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in July, 2010, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys: Reg. Number Mark Click to View 1 3,825,191 HELLOMETRO View 2 3,819,821 LASESAFE View 3 3,815,842 BALD SPOT SPORTS…
Indiana Patent Attorneys Obtain 100 Patents for Indiana Companies in July, 2010
Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 100 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in July, 2010: PAT. NO. Title 1 D620,585 Cooling nozzle 2 D620,559 Faucet 3 D620,558 Faucet 4 D620,402 Hydraulic cylinder unit 5 7,764,746 User terminal and…
Masterfile Sues Stein d/b/a ourdivorceagreement.com for Copyright Infringement
Indianapolis, Indiana – Copyright attorneys for Masterfile Corporation of Ontario, Canada, have filed a lawsuit alleging Mark Stein d/b/a ourdivorceagreement.com of Milltown, IN, infringed copyrighted works which have been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. The plaintiff is a stock photography company offering images in exchange for a license…
O’Neill Sues Roche Diagnostics for False Patent Marking
Indianapolis, Indiana – In a case which was originally brought in federal court in Chicago, patent lawyers for David O’Neill of Clarendon Hills, IL, have filed a lawsuit alleging that Roche Diagnostics Corporation of Indianapolis has been falsely, and intentionally, marking certain of its ACCU-CHEK(R) blood glucose monitoring products…
J & J Sports Productions Sues Copper Penny Pub over Interception of Satellite Programming Signals
Hammond, Indiana – Intellectual property counsel for J & J Sports Productions, Inc., of Campbell, CA, filed a lawsuit alleging Copper Penny Pub (and its owner Steve Hekkel) of Hammond, IN, improperly exhibited the Floyd Mayweather-Shane Moseley boxing match earlier this year. The plaintiff claims to hold the rights…
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms $750,000 Attorney Fee Award to Defendant CitiCorp in Copyright Infringement Case
Chicago, IL – Copyright Infringement attorneys for Defendant CitiCorp succeeded in preserving a $750,000 recovery of attorneys fees. The trial court had awarded the Defendant attorney’s fees after dismissing the Plaintiff software copyright infringement suit for “for want of prosecution” because it failed to prepare a proper proposed pre-trial…
Wimberly Files Lawsuit Alleging Theft of Intellectual Property
Indianapolis, Indiana – Jill Wimberly, et al. of Indianapolis, IN, have filed, pro se (on their own behalf, rather than being represented by a lawyer), a lawsuit alleging that numerous large corporations, as well as the U.S. Patent Office, violated their “civil rights” in misappropriating the plaintiffs’ intellectual property. In…
1A Smart Start Sues Indiana Safe Start and Bjornstad for Trademark Infringement
South Bend, Indiana – Trademark lawyers for 1A Smart Start, Inc. of Irving, TX, have filed a lawsuit alleging Indiana Safe Start Inc. and Thomas Bjornstad, both of Elkhart, IN, have infringed, among other things, Trademark Reg. No. 2,170,846 for the mark SMART START, which has been registered with…