Chicago, Illinois – The Seventh Circuit ruled in the ongoing intellectual property litigation between Plaintiff Lightspeed Media Corp. and Defendants Anthony Smith et al. Attorneys for Lightspeed Media Corp. have filed numerous lawsuits nationwide in an apparent attempt to extract quick settlements from individual users who would rather avoid litigating…
Washington, D.C. – In the matter of Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that, among the factors considered in awarding attorneys’ fees under the Copyright Act, courts must give substantial weight to the objective reasonableness of the losing party’s position. The Court was…
Fort Wayne, Indiana – Design Basics, LLC of Omaha, Nebraska filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in the Northern District of Indiana. Defendants, located in Fort Wayne, are KAM Construction, LLC, KAM Construction, Inc., KAM AKAY Enterprises, LLC and Kamran Mirza, the owner of the three other Defendants. Plaintiff Design Basics…
Northern District of Indiana – Plaintiffs DISH Network LLC, EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. and NagraStar LLC, all of Englewood, Colorado, sued in the Northern District of Indiana contending that Defendants Paulette Kincaide and Linnis Kincaide of Gary, Indiana wrongfully intercepted satellite signals. Defendants are accused of circumventing DISH Network’s security system…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent attorneys for Plaintiff Interactive Intelligence, Inc. of Indianapolis, Indiana filed a lawsuit for declaratory judgment in the Southern District of Indiana against Defendant Avaya, Inc. of Santa Clara, California. At issue in this litigation is the proper scope of a patent licensing agreement between Plaintiff and…
The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 221 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in July 2016 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Registration No. Word Mark Click To View 5014973 10TH & MAIN TSDR 5014748 OLD 55 TSDR 5013063 HOT 97 FM TSDR 5014968 POTTY…
The U.S. Patent Office issued the following 130 patent registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in July 2016, based on applications filed by Indiana patent attorneys: Patent No. Title 1 D762,324 Stylized signature lamp 2 9,400,256 Thermographic inspection techniques 3 9,400,051 Cold operation mode control for an IVT 4…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Trademark attorneys for Eli Lilly and Company of Indianapolis, Indiana and Novartis Tiergesundheit AG of Basel, Switzerland filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging trademark infringement and unfair competition. Plaintiffs offer pet medications, such as flea-control and heartworm treatments, for sale in the U.S.…
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a patent case on the law of laches (SCA Hygiene Products v. First Quality Baby Products, U.S., No. 15-927) and a case on the copyrightability of cheerleader uniforms (Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc., U.S., No. 15-866). Specifically, the question presented in…
Southern District of Indiana – Copyright lawyers for frequent litigant Design Basics, LLC of Omaha, Nebraska filed two additional intellectual property lawsuits in the Southern District of Indiana alleging copyright infringement. Plaintiff is engaged in the business of creating, marketing, publishing and licensing the use of architectural works and technical drawings…