Indianapolis, Indiana – The Honorable Richard L. Young, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, recently announced the selection of New Albany attorney Van T. Willis as part-time United States Magistrate Judge. Mr. Willis’ appointment will be made upon completion of a Federal…
The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 144 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in January 2015 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Reg. Number Word Mark Click to View 4679071 PROJECT LEAD THE WAY PLTW Live 4679063 LOUISVILLE CITY Live 4678991 INTERCOASTAL Live 4678989 EVERCHILL…
The U.S. Patent Office issued the following 111 patent registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in January 2015, based on applications filed by Indiana patent attorneys: PAT. NO. TITLE D721,793 Faucet spout D721,792 Faucet body D721,791 Faucet handle D721,790 Faucet D721,568 Latching mechanism for an animal enclosure 8942778 Analyte…
Phoenix, Arizona – Federal officials teamed with the National Football League (NFL) Thursday to announce the results of a nationwide law enforcement effort aimed at combatting counterfeit sports merchandise. Speaking at a NFL news conference, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Sarah R. Saldaña, U.S. Customs and Border Protection…
Indianapolis, Indiana – An Indiana patent attorney for Eli Lilly and Company (“Lilly”) of Indianapolis, Indiana filed an intellectual property lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC (“Fresenius”) of Lake Zurich, Illinois infringed the patented product ALIMTA®, Patent No. 7,772,209, which has been registered…
Indianapolis, Indiana – An Indiana intellectual property attorney for Archetype Ltd. (“Archetype”) of Short Hills, New Jersey sued in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that LTD Commodities LLC (“LTD”) of Bannockburn, Illinois infringed the trademark PathLights™. Plaintiff Archetype contends that it has been marketing a distinctive and famous battery-operated…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Indiana patent attorneys for Knauf Insulation, LLC of Shelbyville, Indiana; Knauf Insulation GmbH of Iphofen, Germany; and Knauf Insulation SPRL of Visé, Belgium filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Johns Manville Corporation and Johns Manville, Inc., both of Denver, Colorado,…
Fort Wayne, Indiana – An Indiana copyright and trademark attorney for Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) of Redmond, Washington sued in the Northern District of Indiana alleging that Ace Recycling, Inc. and Kevin Cawood, both of Fort Wayne, Indiana (collectively, “Defendants”), infringed copyrighted material belonging to Microsoft. Defendants have also been accused…
Fort Wayne, Indiana – An Indiana patent attorney for Agri-Labs Holdings LLC of Auburn, Indiana filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the Northern District of Indiana alleging that TapLogic, LLC of Murray, Kentucky infringed its patented “Soil Sample Tracking System and Method.” At issue in this Indiana patent litigation is…
Hammond, Indiana – Magistrate Judge Paul R. Cherry of the Northern District of Indiana, Hammond Division, ordered SVT, LLC d/b/a Ultra Foods (“SVT”) to produce a copyrighted training video to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) in ongoing gender-discrimination litigation. In 2010, Tiffany Swagerty was rejected from a position as…