Hammond, Indiana – Plaintiff Duke Imports Inc. of Angola, Indiana sued in the Northern District of Indiana alleging that Defendant All That Jazz Trading LLC of LaGrange, Indiana infringed its trademark for BAMBOO LUXURY. Duke, a wholesaler of bedding, towels and related products asserts ownership to Trademark Registration No. 4,923,500…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Plaintiff Novembal USA, Inc. of Edison, New Jersey filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana. Defendant is Closure Systems International, Inc., of Indianapolis, Indiana. Novembal is in the business of development, production and sale of products associated with the production, processing, packaging and…
South Bend, Indiana – Plaintiffs Lippert Components Manufacturing, Inc. of Elkhart, Indiana and Backsaver International, Inc. d/b/a Gorilla-Lift of Somerset, Kentucky filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the Northern District of Indiana. Defendants are MORryde International, Inc. and MOR/ryde Inc. This lawsuit alleging patent infringement follows another recent lawsuit, also…
Hammond, Indiana – A trademark attorney for Plaintiff NIBCO Inc. of Elkhart, Indiana commenced trademark infringement litigation in the Northern District of Indiana. Defendant in the litigation is Legend Valve & Fitting, Inc. of Auburn Hills, Michigan. It is accused of infringing NIBCO’s HYDRAPURE trademark, which has been registered with…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Photographer Richard Bell of McCordsville, Indiana, who is also both the filing attorney and Plaintiff, filed two new lawsuits in the Southern District of Indiana alleging infringement of two of his copyrighted photos, “Indianapolis Night Photo” and “Indianapolis Photo.” Bell states in his complaint that both photos…
South Bend, Indiana – Patent attorneys for Plaintiff Lippert Components Manufacturing, Inc. filed an infringement lawsuit against Defendants MORryde International, Inc. and MOR/ryde Inc. All parties are based in Elkhart, Indiana. Plaintiff, a vendor of recreational vehicle components, alleges that Defendants have infringed U.S. Patent Nos. 6,182,401 (“‘401 Patent”), 6,176,045…
The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 198 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in April 2016 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Registration No. Word Mark Click To View 4942293 MFS TSDR 4942292 MFS TSDR 4943001 TSDR 4942998 UNPROHIBITED TSDR 4932201 AMERICAN ALLEGIANCE TSDR 4932200…
Indianapolis, Indiana – An Indiana trademark lawyer for Plaintiff Klipsch Group, Inc. of Indianapolis, Indiana sued Defendant Steve Myers d/b/a HumanAudio in the Southern District of Indiana on allegations of trademark infringement and unfair competition. Defendant HumanAudio, an eBay seller with its principal place of business in Studio City, California,…
The U.S. Patent Office issued the following 151 patent registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in April 2016, based on applications filed by Indiana patent attorneys: Patent No. Title 1 D754,826 Faucet spout 2 D754,825 Faucet body 3 D754,823 Faucet handle 4 D754,821 Faucet base 5 D754,820 Faucet 6…
South Bend, Indiana – An Indiana trademark attorney for Plaintiff Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC of Elkhart, Indiana filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit in the Northern District of Indiana. Defendant is Universal Trailer Cargo Group, Inc., which also does business as Haulmark Trailers. Haulmark Trailers operates locations in Elkhart and Bristol,…