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Indiana Copyright Litigation: Richard Bell Files Two New Copyright Infringement Lawsuits

Indianapolis, Indiana – Indiana attorney Richard Bell of McCordsville, Indiana filed two new lawsuits alleging copyright infringement in the Southern District of Indiana. The Defendants in the first lawsuit are WRTV of Indianapolis, Indiana, and DISH Network Corporation of Englewood, Colorado. The Defendant in the second copyright complaint is Larry…

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Indiana Copyright Law: Court Prevents Copyright Plaintiff Bell from Outmaneuvering Legal System; Orders Bell to Pay Almost $34,000 in Fees and Costs

Indianapolis, Indiana – Plaintiff and Indiana copyright attorney Richard Bell of McCordsville, Indiana was ordered by Judge Tanya Walton Pratt of the Southern District of Indiana to pay almost $34,000 in attorney’s fees and costs to Defendant Charles Lantz, whom Bell had sued on unsupported allegations of copyright infringement. Indiana…

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USPTO to Host Additive Manufacturing Partnership Meeting

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Commerce Department’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) will host an Additive Manufacturing Partnership Meeting on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 on the Alexandria campus. Additive manufacturing, sometimes called “3D printing,” refers to a group of new technologies that create objects from 3D computer models,…

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Indiana Trademark Litigation: Eco Elettrocomponenti Alleges Sale of Counterfeit Lights by National Supply

South Bend, Indiana – An Indiana trademark lawyer for Eco Elettrocomponenti SRL of Reggio Emilia, Italy (“Eco”) filed a trademark-infringement lawsuit in the Northern District of Indiana alleging that National Supply of Green Bay, Wisconsin sold counterfeit Eco products. Plaintiff Eco is a manufacturer and supplier of components for lighting…

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Indiana Intellectual Property Litigation: DISH Network Accuses Indiana Resident of Piracy

New Albany, Indiana – Intellectual property attorneys for DISH Network L.L.C., EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., and NagraStar L.L.C., all of Englewood, Colorado (collectively, “DISH Network”), filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Danny Abner of Paris Crossing, Indiana illegally intercepted, decrypted and viewed DISH Network satellite programming.…

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Indiana Patent Litigation: Donaldson Co. Sues Action Filtration Alleging Patent Infringement

Indianapolis, Indiana – Indiana patent attorneys for Donaldson Company, Inc. of Bloomington, Minnesota, (“Donaldson”) commenced an intellectual property lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Action Filtration, Inc. of Hope, Indiana infringed Patent No. 6,488,746, “Air Filter Assembly Having Non-Cylindrical Filter Elements for Filtering Air With Particulate Matter”;…

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Indiana Trademark and Patent Litigation: Simpson Sues Two Indiana Individuals Alleging Patent Infringement and Counterfeiting

Hammond, Indiana – Trademark and patent attorneys for Simpson Performance Products, Inc. of Mooresville, North Carolina (“Simpson”) and SFI Foundation, Inc. of Poway, California (“SFI”) commenced trademark litigation in the Western District of North Carolina alleging that Robert Wagoner of North Judson, Indiana and Derek Randall Cathcart of Valparaiso, Indiana…

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151 Trademark Registrations Issued to Indiana Companies in May 2015

The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 151 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in May 2015 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Registration No.  Word Mark Click To View 4741943 NATIONAL SELECT 7 ON 7 CHAMPIONSHIPS VIEW 4741942 NATIONAL SELECT 7 ON 7 CHAMPIONSHIPS VIEW…

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Indiana Patent Litigation: Lippert Components Sued on Allegations of Patent Infringement

Elkhart, Indiana – Indiana patent lawyers for LTI Holdings, Inc. of Modesto, California (“LTI”) filed a patent-infringement complaint in the Northern District of Indiana alleging that Lippert Components, Inc. of Elkhart, Indiana (“Lippert”) infringed Patent Nos. 6,966,590 for a “Two-Part Seal for a Slide-Out Room,” 7,614,676 for a “Resilient Seal…

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Patent Office Issues 162 Patents To Indiana Citizens in May 2015

The U.S. Patent Office issued the following 162 patent registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in May 2015, based on applications filed by Indiana patent attorneys: PAT. NO. Title D730,410 Spreader output tray D730,298 Electrical connector 9043840 Method and a system for television display of web feed content 9043061…

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