Middlebury, Indiana – According to the Complaint, Grand Design RV, LLC (“Grand Design”), the Plaintiff, designs innovative recreational vehicle products including its line of “toy hauler” recreational vehicles. Grand Design claims the “toy hauler” invention, which depicts a raisable bed positioned above the garage in a recreational vehicle, is protected…
South Bend, Indiana – Apparently Fortress Iron L.P. (“Fortress”), the Plaintiff, is in the business of providing innovative building products including its FortressCable V-Series steel cable railing protected by U.S. Patent No. 10,883,290 (the “‘290 Patent”). Fortress claims Digger Specialties, Inc. (“Digger”), the Defendant, has been manufacturing and selling its…
The U.S. Patent Office issued the following 180 patent registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in May 2021, based on applications filed by Indiana patent attorneys: Patent No. Title 1 D0920,483 Faucet spout 2 D0920,443 Playhouse 3 D0920,363 Display screen with a graphical user interface 4 D0920,362 Display screen with…
The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 187 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in May 2021 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Reg. Number Word Mark 6363617 BADDIE IN HER BAG 6362805 MOCATI 6362711 PAPERWAVE 6362680 GRANDEZ-PRODUCTS 6362169 RUEGIES SNACK SHACK 6361015 EIGHT30EAST 6360853 A…
Indianapolis, Indiana – LHF Productions, Inc. and Fallen Productions, Inc. (the “Plaintiffs”) own copyrights for the screen plays and motion pictures London Has Fallen (Certificate Number PA0001982831) and Angel Has Fallen (Certificate Number PA2197434) (hereinafter the “Works”), respectively. The Plaintiffs claim Derek S. Dueker (“Dueker”) and Doel aka byanski@gmail.com (“Doel”…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Eli Lilly and Company (“Lilly”), the Plaintiff, apparently owns by assignment U.S. Patent No. 7,772,209 (the “‘209 Patent). According to the Complaint, Shilpa Medicare Limited (“Shilpa”), the Defendant, notified Lilly on November 12, 2020 that it had submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) a…
The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 132 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in February 2021 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Reg. Number Word Mark 1 6261981 HOPE-FULL LIVING 2 6277718 CZ ZEROCARB LYFE 3 6277112 FIRST CLASS LIFE 4 6276978 MARKETTREND 5 6276678…
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is under new leadership. The Honorable Tanya Walton-Pratt was sworn in on March 20, 2021 and is the first person of color to serve as the Southern District of Indiana’s chief judge. She succeeds Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson. Chief…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Allen L. Asher-Butler (“Asher”), the Plaintiff, claims he designed and illustrated the covers for at least four books (the “Books”). Asher claims Defendants, Amazon-KDP and Jeffrey Bezo (collectively “Amazon”) have been selling the Books authored by William “Will” Wills since 2009 without his authorization. According to the…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Wonderland Switzerland AG (“Wonderland”), the Plaintiff and resident of Switzerland, originally filed suit in the Central District of California for patent infringement against Defendant, Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. (“Dorel”), an Indiana-based company,. The Complaint asserted three claims concerning three different patents relating to car seats and strollers…