Washington, D.C. – The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard a patent infringement lawsuit styled Momenta Pharms., Inc. v. Teva Pharms. USA Inc. on the issue of whether Defendants’ quality control procedures infringed the patent-in-suit. This appeal included a companion case, Momenta Pharms., Inc. v. Amphastar…
Indiana Intellectual Property Law News
161 Trademark Registrations Issued to Indiana Companies in November 2015
The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 161 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in November 2015 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Registration No. Word Mark Click To View 4844317 SYMPHONY RANGEVUE View 4859897 K-POOL View 4859843 BELLESENTIALS View 4859816 BRUSYBRUSH View 4859491 PAINT YOUR…
Patent Office Issues 175 Patents To Indiana Citizens in November 2015
The U.S. Patent Office issued the following 175 patent registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in November 2015, based on applications filed by Indiana patent attorneys: PAT. NO. Title 9198301 Printed circuit assembly for a solenoid module for an automatic transmission 9198280 Via structure for transmitting differential signals 9198236…
Criminal Copyright Law: Operator of Second-Largest Music Piracy Website in the U.S. Sentenced to 3 Years for Criminal Copyright Infringement
Norfolk, Virginia – District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith of the Eastern District of Virginia sentenced copyright infringer to prison. Rocky P. Ouprasith, 23, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced recently to 36 months in prison for reproducing and distributing without permission millions of infringing digital copies of copyrighted works, including…
Indiana Patent Law: Request to Limit Discovery Denied but Judge Orders Reimbursement if Certain Discovered Evidence is Largely Duplicative
Indianapolis, Indiana – Magistrate Judge Mark Dinsmore of the Southern District of Indiana denied Defendants’ motion to limit discovery in the patent infringement litigation between Knauf Insulation, LLC et al. and Johns Manville Corp. et al. Judge Dinsmore also recently denied Defendants’ motion to bifurcate the trial. This federal litigation…
Indiana Trademark Litigation: Texas A&M Sues the Indianapolis Colts Over Use of “12th Man” Mark
Houston, Texas – Via its trademark attorneys, Plaintiff Texas A&M University of College Station, Texas filed a trademark lawsuit in the Southern District of Texas alleging that the Indianapolis Colts, Inc. infringed its intellectual property rights in the “12TH MAN” mark, Trademark Registration Nos. 1,612,053; 1,948,306; and 3,354,769, which were…
Indiana Patent Law: Bifurcation of Patent Infringement Trial Held to be Unwarranted
Indianapolis, Indiana – Magistrate Judge Mark Dinsmore of the Southern District of Indiana denied a motion to bifurcate the patent infringement trial in ongoing litigation styled Knauf Insulation, LLC et al. v. Johns Manville Corp. et al. This Indiana patent litigation began in January 2015 when Knauf Insulation, LLC, Knauf…
Indiana Copyright Law: Court Restricts Discovery in Copyright Infringement Litigation to Facts Regarding Jurisdiction
Indianapolis, Indiana – In the matter of Bell v. Find Tickets, LLC, the Southern District of Indiana quashed overbroad discovery requests and limited inquiries to those pertaining to the matter of personal jurisdiction. Plaintiff Richard Bell of McCordsville, Indiana photographed the Indianapolis skyline in 2000 and copyrighted the work. In…
Indiana Cable/Satellite TV Litigation: Joe Hand Adds a Lawsuit in the Northern District
Fort Wayne, Indiana – Plaintiff Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. of Feasterville, Pennsylvania filed an intellectual property lawsuit in the Northern District of Indiana asserting unlawful interception of Plaintiff’s program “Ultimate Fighting Championship 167: Georges St. Pierre v. Johny Hendricks” on November 16, 2013. This lawsuit is in addition to the litigation…
Indiana Cable/Satellite TV Litigation: Joe Hand in Federal Court Again Alleging Interception
Indianapolis, Indiana – A lawyer for Plaintiff Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. of Feasterville, Pennsylvania filed an intellectual property lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Angelina S. Alford, individually and d/b/a Tag’s Pub and Eatery LLC of Frankfort, Indiana, unlawfully intercepted Plaintiff’s program. Joe Hand distributes digital content.…