Fort Wayne, Indiana – Indiana intellectual property lawyers for Plaintiff Sweetwater Sound, Inc. (“Sweetwater”) of Fort Wayne, Indiana filed an intellectual property lawsuit in the Northern District of Indiana. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant Hello Music, LLC of Austin, Texas infringed its trademarks, which have registered by the U.S. Patent and…
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Indiana Trademark Litigation: Indiana-Based “Oak Motors” Sues California-Based “Oak Motors” for Infringement
Indianapolis, Indiana – Plaintiff Oak Motors, Inc. of Anderson, Indiana (“Oak Indiana”) filed a trademark infringement complaint in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Oak Motors, Inc. of San Mateo, California (“Oak California”) is infringing U.S. Trademark Registration No. 4,487,991, which was issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark…
Indiana Patent Litigation: Lilly Sues Alleging Infringement of Patented Osteoporosis Drug
Indianapolis, Indiana – An Indiana patent lawyer for Plaintiff Eli Lilly and Company of Indianapolis, Indiana (“Lilly”) filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana. The allegations of infringement have been directed at Defendants Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. of North Wales, Pennsylvania and its parent company Teva…
Hoosier Veteran, Sued on Allegations of Defamation in 2013 by Wound Warrior Project, Feels Vindicated
Indianapolis, Indiana – Dean Graham, founder of now-defunct Help Indiana Vets, Inc. (“HIVI”), both of Acton, Indiana, was interviewed by Indianapolis television station Fox 59 regarding recent publicity about lavish spending of Wounded Warrior Project, which Graham and HIVI had first alleged in 2010. Indianapolis intellectual property attorney Paul Overhauser,…
Federal Circuit Patent Litigation: En Banc Federal Circuit Retains Its Rules of Patent Exhaustion
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Circuit, sitting en banc, reaffirmed its rules of patent exhaustion in a 10-2 decision. It concluded that the Supreme Court decisions in Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc., and Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., did not require any change in the law…
Indiana Intellectual Property: Startups Based on Purdue Patents Raise Over $96 Million in Venture Funding
West Lafayette, Indiana – Startups based on Purdue University patented intellectual property have raised more than $96 million in the past two years in local, state, federal and private funding and created 156 positions. The funding was raised by the 24 members of the Purdue Startup Class of 2014 and…
Patent Office Issues 154 Patents To Indiana Citizens in February 2016
The U.S. Patent Office issued the following 154 patent registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in February 2016, based on applications filed by Indiana patent attorneys: Patent No. Title 1 D749,991 Sheet for a patient repositioning system 2 9,269,246 Copper theft alarm for grain bin systems 3 9,267,957 Junction…
122 Trademark Registrations Issued to Indiana Companies in February 2016
The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 122 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in February 2016 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Registration No. Word Mark Click To View 4905154 VISUAL ENERGETICS VIEW 4905048 SPECK’S VIEW 4905047 SPECK’S VIEW 4904966 FLABONGO VIEW 4904951 AUTO-GUARD VIEW…
Indiana Patent Litigation: Lilly Sues India Manufacturer of Generic Drugs for Infringement
Indianapolis, Indiana – An Indiana patent attorney for Plaintiff Eli Lilly & Company (“Lilly”) of Indianapolis, Indiana filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Biocon Limited of Bangalore, India will infringe its patented chemotherapy drug, which Lilly offers under the brand name ALIMTA. At issue in…
United States Intellectual Property Law: Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Trade Secrets Bill
Washington D. C. – The United States Senate Judiciary Committee approved S. 1890, the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”). If enacted, the bill would create a private cause of action in the federal courts for trade secret misappropriation. Under Indiana’s Access to Public Records Act, a trade secret is defined…