Indianapolis Indiana – Following a Markman hearing, Judge Sarah Evans Barker considered 18 disputed terms in five patents owned by Plaintiff Bonutti Research, Inc. of Effingham, Illinois and licensed exclusively to Plaintiff Joint Active Systems, Inc., also of Effingham, Illinois. Fourteen of the terms were construed. The court held that…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent attorneys for Plaintiffs Cummins Ltd., headquartered in the United Kingdom, and Cummins Inc. of Columbus, Indiana commenced patent infringement litigation in the Southern District of Indiana. The Defendants are ADP Distributors USA, Inc. of Tempe, Arizona and ADP Distributors, Inc., headquartered in British Columbia, Canada. They…
Hammond, Indiana – Trademark litigation commenced in the Western District of Michigan in 2013 was transferred to the Northern District of Indiana yesterday. This federal lawsuit, filed by trademark attorneys for Plaintiffs Texas Roadhouse, Inc. and Texas Roadhouse Delaware LLC, both of Louisville, Kentucky, alleges infringement of U.S. Service Mark…
Almost three years ago, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (“EFF”) began its efforts to reform the U.S. copyright reform process (see the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s call to Congress for the Next Great Copyright Act). This week, EFF and others are also celebrating the third annual Copyright Week. This effort is designed…
Internet-related crime, like any other crime, should be reported to appropriate law enforcement investigative authorities at the local, state, federal, or international levels, depending on the scope of the crime. Citizens who are aware of federal crimes should report them to local offices of federal law enforcement. A guide to…
Chicago, Illinois – The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that an injunction against Defendants effecting a prior restraint on defamatory speech regarding the Plaintiffs was improper. This lawsuit springs from an Indiana event occurring in 1956 wherein Mary Ephrem, a Catholic Sister, claimed to have encountered a series of…
The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 164 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in December 2015 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Registration No. Word Mark Click To View 4877757 PERSONALIZING THE HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE VIEW 4877580 HT VIEW 4877515 GRATITUDE VIEW 4877440 DESKINS RAPIDFLOC MIXER…
Fort Wayne, Indiana – District Judge Jon DeGuilo held that prior rights to the Stratotone trademark were abandoned and that the subsequent user held the superior right to the trademark. This litigation arose as a result of a federal trademark complaint, filed in the Northern District of Indiana by Plaintiff…
South Bend, Indiana – Indiana trademark attorneys for Plaintiff Barrington Music Products, Inc. of Niles, Michigan filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in the Northern District of Indiana. The Defendants in the litigation are Guitar Center Stores, Inc. of Westlake Village, California; Music & Arts Centers of Bel Air, Maryland, which…
The U.S. Patent Office issued the following 201 patent registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in December 2015, based on applications filed by Indiana patent attorneys: Patent No. Title 1 9225964 Figure-ground organization of 3-D scenes 2 9225338 System and method for removing far field limitations in microwave photonic…