Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 68 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in January, 2010: PAT. NO. Title 1 D608,862 Faucet bridge assembly 2 D608,861 Faucet handle 3 D608,641 Closure for a container with retaining ring 4 7,652,178…
The US Trademark Office issued the following 102 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in January, 2010, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys: Reg. Number Mark Click to View 1 3,743,358 CRESCENT View 2 3,740,100 LEAPFROG COMMUNICATIONS View 3 3,740,099 LEAPFROG COMMUNICATIONS…
Hammond, Indiana – Intellectual property lawyers for Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. of Campbell, CA, have filed a lawsuit against Beerbelly’s Corp. of Gary, IN, alleging the defendant intercepted a March 1, 2008, Ultimate Fighting Championship broadcast. The plaintiff claims to hold the rights to distribute the broadcast of those particular…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent lawyers for Alcon Research, Ltd. and Alcon Laboratories, Inc., both of Fort Worth, TX, Alcon Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. of Fribourg, Switzerland, and Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan, filed a patent infringement suit alleging Sandoz Inc. of Princeton, NJ, has infringed, and will infringe, the…
Evansville, Indiana – Patent attorneys for Berry Plastics Corporation of Evansville, IN, initiated a lawsuit seeking a court declaration 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 No.…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent counsel for Polymer Technology Systems, Inc. of Indianapolis, IN, have filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit against Roche Diagnostics Corporation of Indianapolis, IN, seeking a ruling that Roche’s Patent No. 5,366,609, titled Biosensing meter with pluggable memory key, as issued by the U.S. Patent Office, is invalid…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent lawyers for Sepro Corporation of Carmel, IN, filed an infringement suit alleging Phoenix Environmental Care, LLC of Valdosta, GA, infringed Patent No. 7,135,435, titled PLANT GROWTH REGULATION COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USING GIBBERELLIN BIOSYNTHESIS INHIBITOR COMBINATIONS, as issued by the U.S. Patent Office. The plaintiff makes…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent lawyers for Dow AgroSciences LLC of Indianapolis, IN, and The Dow Chemical Company of Midland, MI, have filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit against Cooper Industries, LLC of Houston, TX, and Cooper Power Systems, Inc. of Waukesha, WI of Waukesha, WI, seeking a ruling that several patents,…
South Bend, Indiana – Copyright lawyers for Forest River Housing, Inc. of Elkhart, IN, filed a lawsuit alleging Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC , also of Elkhart, infringed the copyrighted work RP-176 FLOORPLAN. The plaintiff manufactures and sells recreational vehicles to dealers; its asserted work is a travel trailer floor…
The following patent, trademark and copyright litigation suits were filed by intellectual property lawyers in Indiana in December, 2009. Parties Court Judge Type of Lawsuit Cause of Action December 21, 2009 Rosco Inc v. Velvac Inc INND Springmann Patent Patent Infringement SITUS, INC. v. SITUS REALTY CORP. INSD…