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Supreme Court Delineates What Costs May Be Recovered In Copyright Infringement Litigation

Washington D.C.- Attorneys for Oracle USA, Inc. and Oracle International Corporation (collectively “Oracle”) of Colorado and California, respectively, filed suit in the District Court of Nevada alleging that Rimini Street, Inc. and Seth Ravin, both of Nevada, infringed the copyrights for Oracle Software and Technology, which have been registered by…

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SCOTUS Rules That Registration Required to File Copyright Suit

Washington D.C.–  The United States Supreme Court has ruled to affirm the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit’s decision against the Petitioner, Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. (“Fourth Estate”) of Delaware. The Petitioner originally filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida, alleging that Wall-Street.com,…

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Indiana Patent Litigation: Indiana Craft Company Sued for Patent Infringement

South Bend, Indiana – Attorneys for Plaintiff, Ellison Educational Equipment of California, filed suit in the Northern District of Indiana alleging that Defendants, Heartfelt Creations, Inc. and DOES 1-10 of Goshen, Indiana, infringed its rights in the United States Patent No. 9,079,325 (the ‘325 Patent). Plaintiff is seeking a permanent…

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Indiana Trademark/Trade Dress Litigation: Baskin-Robbins Sues Indiana Company for Trademark and Trade Dress Infringement

Terre Haute, Indiana – Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Baskin-Robbins Franchising LLC, and BR IP Holder LLC (collectively “Baskin-Robbins”), both Delaware limited liability companies, filed suit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Defendants, Big Scoops Inc. and David M. Glasgow, Jr., both of Terre Haute, Indiana breached their Franchise Agreement…

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Indiana Patent Litigation: Canadian Manufacturer Files Patent Infringement Suit in the Northern District of Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana – Attorneys for Plaintiff, Tyler Research Corporation (“TRC”), a corporation organized under the laws of Pennsylvania with its principal place of business in Alberta, Canada, filed suit in the Northern District of Indiana alleging that Defendants, Envacon, Inc., a Canadian corporation with a facility in Lafayette, Indiana, Keirnan…

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Patent Office Issues 144 Patents To Indiana Citizens in February 2019

Overhauser Law Offices, the publisher of this site, assists with US and foreign patent searches, patent applications and assists with enforcing patents via infringement litigation and licensing. The U.S. Patent Office issued the following 144 patent registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in February 2019, based on applications filed…

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167 Trademark Registrations Issued to Indiana Companies in February 2019

The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 167 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in February 2019 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Registration No.  Word Mark 5,687,964 LOWE LOGISTICS 5,688,011 DOWNTOWN INDY INC. 5,687,986 FIXKNEE 5,687,970 THE MEXICANA COLLECTION 5,686,138 5,686,137 IGNITE 5,685,929 MISTY HARBOR…

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Defendant DriverReach bolsters Motion to Dismiss patent infringement suit by citing recent CAFC ruling.

Indianapolis, IN– Tenstreet’s patent infringement complaint against DriverReach was previously discussed here.  In its Complaint, Tenstreet accuses DriverReach of infringing  Patent No. 8,145,575 (“the ‘575 patent”) for “Peer to Peer Sharing of Job Applicant Information”.   DriverReach previously moved to dismiss the suit arguing that the asserted patent was invalid.  Dkt-14 Motion to Dismiss…

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Supreme Court Finds Secret Sales are Prior Art Under the AIA

The Supreme Court of the United States has affirmed the Federal Circuits’ Decision for the Helsinn Healthcare v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA case regarding “secret sales” as prior art under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”). In their Opinion, the Court held that given the pre-AIA precedent that even “secret sales”…

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179 Trademark Registrations Issued to Indiana Companies in January 2019

The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 179 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in January 2019 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Registration No.  Word Mark 5,666,680 ORBIT 5,666,614 CODA EVOLUTION 5,663,224 MONSER ANALYTICS 5,661,539 FORLORN HOPE 5,661,468 CREATE SOMETHING DELICIOUS 5,661,393 BOOTZ 5,661,391 ACKTRA…

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