Indianapolis, Indiana – Trademark attorneys for Allison Transmission, Inc. of Indianapolis have filed a complaint alleging United Transmission Exchange, LLC of San Bernadino, CA, infringed its various ALLISON marks for transmissions, including the following trademarks which have been registered with the U.S. Trademark Office: Trademark Registration no. 2,686,798 for…
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Coach Sues Novelty for Trademark, Copyright, and Trade Dress Infringement and Counterfeiting
Indianapolis, Indiana – Intellectual property counsel for Coach, Inc. and Coach Services, Inc., both of New York, NY, have filed an infringement suit alleging Novelty, Inc. of Greenfield, IN, has infringed numerous COACH trademarks which have been registered with the U.S. Trademark Office, copyrighted design elements, and product trade…
Intertape Polymer Sued by Berry Plastics in Patent Declaratory Judgment Action
Evansville, Indiana – Patent attorneys for Berry Plastics Corporation of Evansville, IN, initiated a lawsuit seeking a declaratory ruling that a patent held by Intertape Polymer Corporation of Bradenton, FL, is invalid and unenforceable due to inequitable conduct before the U.S. Patent Office. Namely, the complaint asserts that Patent…
Intex Recreation Files Trademark Infringement Suit Against General Foam Plastics
Indianapolis, Indiana – Trademark lawyers for Intex Recreation Corp. of Long Beach, CA, filed a complaint alleging General Foam Plastics Corp. of Norfolk, VA, infringed the following trademarks registered with the U.S. Trademark Office: Trademark Registration No. 2,385,605 for the mark SNAPSET in connection with play swimming pools and…
DirecTV Sues Harmony Bar for Intercepting Satellite Programming
South Bend, Indiana – Intellectual property attorneys for DirecTV, Inc. of California filed a lawsuit alleging Susan Shipton and Harmony Bar Inc., d/b/a The Harmony Bar, a/k/a/ Harmony Bar, both of Michigan City, IN, intercepted and publicly showed an encrypted satellite broadcast transmitted as part of the plaintiff’s premium…
Princeton Group Sued by Keystone Builders for Architectural Copyright Infringement and Breach of Contract
Indianapolis, Indiana – Copyright lawyers for Keystone Builders Resource Group, Inc., and Keystone-Indianapolis, LLC, both of Indianapolis, have filed a lawsuit alleging that Princeton Group, Inc., Princeton Homes, Inc., and their manager Greg Allen, all of Greenwood, IN, as well as Irma Jobst and Trent Bunch, both of Indianapolis, infringed…
GS CleanTech Sues Iroquois Bio-Energy for Patent Infringement
Lafayette, Indiana – Patent attorneys for GS CleanTech Corporation of New York City, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GreenShift Corporation, have filed a lawsuit alleging Iroquois Bio-Energy Company, LLC, of Rensselaer, IN, is infringing U.S. Patent No. 7,601,858, titled METHOD OF PROCESSING ETHANOL BYPRODUCTS AND RELATED SUBSYSTEMS, as issued by…
Stant Sues Mahle Filter Systems for Patent Infringement
Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent lawyers for Stant USA Corp. of Connersville, IN, filed a lawsuit alleging Mahle Filter Systems North America, Inc., of Murfreesboro, TN, has infringed the following two patents issued by the U.S. Patent Office: Patent No. 7,255,094, titled FUEL VAPOR RECOVERY CANISTER, and Patent No. 7,409,946,…
Eli Lilly Sues Watson Pharmaceuticals for Patent Infringement
Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent counsel for Eli Lilly and Company of Indianapolis, IN, filed a complaint alleging Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Watson Laboratories, Inc., both of Corona, CA, and Watson Pharma, Inc., of Morristown, NJ, are infringing certain patents covering a prescription drug used to treat and prevent postmenopausal osteoporosis.…
Syndicate Sales Sues for Declaratory Judgment on Garcia Group Design Patents
Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent lawyers for Syndicate Sales, Inc. of Kokomo, IN, filed a patent declaratory judgment suit seeking a ruling that two design patents held by Garcia Group, Inc. of Atlanta, GA, are not infringed and invalid. The challenged patents, as issued by the U.S. Patent Office, are…