The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 187 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in October 2016 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Registration No. Word Mark Click To View 5073335 FIT & FRESH TSDR 5070455 LARP DISTRIBUTION TSDR 5070443 SUPER HEROES DIRECT TSDR 5068794 AIL…
The U.S. Patent Office issued the following 144 patent registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in October 2016, based on applications filed by Indiana patent attorneys: Patent No. Title 1 D770,038 Medication injection device 2 9,479,641 System and method for routing a communication utilizing scoring 3 9,479,070 Power conversion…
The United States Patent Office sent a November 2, 2016, Memorandum to the Patent Examining Corps discussing two recent Federal Circuit decisions and the rules on patent eligibility for computer software. The decisions are McRO, Inc. v. Bandai Namco Games America Inc. and BASCOM Global Internet Services v. AT&T mobility…
Indianapolis, Indiana – A trademark lawyer for Defendants A3 Media, LLC; Collective Publishing, LLC; Yelena Lucas and Neil Lucas, all of Fishers, Indiana, and Janelle Morrison of Zionsville, Indiana removed a federal trademark lawsuit to the Southern District of Indiana. The litigation was initially filed by franchise law attorneys in…
The United State Supreme Court held oral argument on whether the equitable defense of laches (an unreasonable delay in filing suit) may be raised against a claim for damages based on patent infringement occurring within the six-year limitations period of 35 U.S.C. 286. SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag (SCA) produces adult…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Plaintiff Delicato Vineyards of Manteca, California filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging trademark infringement and other wrongdoing. Defendant is Gnarly Grove Cider Co. of Columbus, Indiana. Plaintiff Delicato claims ownership to two trademarks, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 3165707 for GNARLY HEAD, and U.S.…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent lawyers for Plaintiffs Eli Lilly and Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, its subsidiary Eli Lilly Export S.A. of Geneva, Switzerland and Acrux DDS Pty Ltd of West Melbourne, Australia filed a lawsuit alleging patent infringement. This federal lawsuit, commenced in the Southern District of Indiana, lists two…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Trademark attorneys for Plaintiff The American Automobile Association, Inc. (“AAA”) filed a trademark lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana. Two Bloomington Defendants are named, AAA Automotive Parts and the company’s owner. Defendants also do business as AAA Automotive & Truck Parts, and d/b/a AAA Automotive Parts.…
South Bend, Indiana – Patent lawyers for Plaintiff Swagway, LLC of South Bend, Indiana sued Defendants Hangzhou Chic Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (“Chic”) of Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China, Jansco Marketing, Inc. of Pembroke, Massachusetts and COKeM International, Ltd. of Shakopee, Minnesota. Swagway and Chic both sell self-balancing two-wheeled boards,…
Indianapolis, Indiana – A copyright lawyer for Plaintiff ME2 Productions, Inc. of Carson City, Nevada filed two new lawsuits in Indiana federal court alleging copyright infringement. As with two prior Indiana lawsuits, filed by Plaintiff’s copyright lawyer last week in the Northern District of Indiana, these complaints allege infringement by…