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175 Trademark Registrations Issued to Indiana Companies in August 2020

The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 175 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in August 2020 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys. Reg. Number Word Mark 6125786 CASTED 6127380 REPAIRWARES GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. EVERY TIME. COM 6136391 VU 6136380 HEALTHLINC 6136377 HEALTHLINC…

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Willfulness Not Required for Award of Profits in Trademark Infringement

The Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling that a plaintiff alleging trademark infringement does not have to prove willfulness to recover an award of profits. This ruling came down in the case of Romag Fasteners Inc. (“Romag”), versus Fossil Group, Inc. FKA Fossil, Inc. et. al (“Fossil”).…

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Seventh Circuit Rules Against Molson Coors in Beer Rival Litigation

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion in the case of Molson Coors Beverage Co. (“Molson Coors”) v. Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC (“Anheuser-Busch”) which was originally filed in United District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. The basic issue is whether “the true statement ‘their [Molson Coors] beer…

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Patent Office Issues 174 Patents To Indiana Citizens in July 2020

The U.S. Patent Office issued the following 174 patent registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in July 2020, based on applications filed by Indiana patent attorneys: Overhauser Law Offices, the publisher of this site, assists with US and foreign patent searches, patent applications and assists with enforcing patents via…

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172 Trademark Registrations Issued to Indiana Companies in July 2020

The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 172 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana inJuly 2020 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Overhauser Law Offices the publisher of this site, assists with US and Foreign Trademark Searches, Trademark Aplications and assists with enforcing Trademarks via Infringement…

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Indiana-Based Employment Agency Sued for Alleged Trademark Infringement

Hammond, Indiana– Nexus Staffing, Inc. (“Nexus Staffing”), the Plaintiff, claims Nexus Employment Solutions Plus of Indiana, Inc. (“Nexus Employment”), the Defendant, intentionally infringed its rights in U.S. Trademark Registration No. 4,722,627 for the word “NEXUS” in connection with employment recruiting and professional staffing services. According to the Complaint, Nexus Staffing…

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Indiana-Based Escalade Sports Seeks Declaratory Judgment of Non-Infringement

Evansville, Indiana – According to the Complaint, DMI Sports, Inc. (“DMI”) entered into an Asset Purchase and License Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Arachnid, Inc. (“Arachnid”) to purchase Arachnid’s “Consumer Products Line” of dart related products in 1999. Along with the Purchase Agreement, DMI allegedly obtained a Trademark License to…

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Trade Dress for Conveyor Belt Fastener Rejected as Functional

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling that Flexible Steel Lacing Co.’s (“Flexco”) trade dress is invalid because it is functional. Flexco originally filed suit in the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division for trade dress infringement and unfair competition against Conveyor Accessories,…

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Meier Photography Sues Noblesville Audio Company for Alleged Copyright Infringement

Indianapolis, Indiana – Jeremy Meier d/b/a Meier Photography (“Meier”), the Plaintiff, claims to be a professional photographer and owner of U.S. Copyright Registration No. VAu 1-381-446 which includes 380 photographs taken in the Spring of 2019 (the “Registered Photos”). According to the Complaint, Kelley Global Brands, LLC d/b/a KLH Audio…

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U.S. Supreme Court Upheld States’ Sovereign Immunity for Copyright Infringement

U.S. Supreme Court–Frederick Allen (“Allen”) was hired as a videographer to document the recovery of the Queen Anne’s Revenge shipwreck off the North Carolina coast. Allen worked to document the recovery for over a decade and registered copyrights for his works. When North Carolina published some of Allen’s work online,…

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