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New Albany, Indiana – Trademark attorneys for Coach, Inc. and Coach Services, Inc. of New York City have filed a lawsuit alleging Designer Fragrance & Gifts of Jeffersonville, IN, infringed a family of COACH trademarks which are registered with the U.S. Trademark Office, including Trademark Registration No. 2,088,706 for the mark COACH in connection with goods such as luggage, satchels, and backpacks.

In addition to the trademarks, the complaint alleges infringement of copyrights which have been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office . Coach also alleges that its products feature distinctive and non-functional trade dress, including designs, fabrics, colors, and patterns. The defendants are offering for sale counterfeit products which are “studied imitations” of Coach handbags, wallets, jewelry, and sunglasses and thereby infringe and dilute the COACH marks, infringe the trade dress and copyrights, and constitute unfair competition, according to the complaint.

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New Albany, Indiana – Trademark lawyers for Coach, Inc. and Coach Services, Inc. of New York City have filed a lawsuit alleging TJ’s Handbags & More of Scottsburg, IN, infringed a family of COACH trademarks which are registered with the U.S. Trademark Office, including Trademark Registration No. 2,088,706 for the mark COACH in connection with goods such as luggage, satchels, and backpacks.

In addition to the trademarks, the complaint asserts copyrights which have been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office and maintains that Coach’s products feature distinctive and non-functional trade dress, including designs, fabrics, colors, and patterns. The complaint alleges that the defendants are offering for sale counterfeit products which are “studied imitations” of Coach handbags, wallets, jewelry, and sunglasses and thereby infringe and dilute the COACH marks, infringe the trade dress and copyrights, and constitute unfair competition.

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Fort Wayne, Indiana – Copyright attorneys for Arbor Home Building Corporation of Fort Wayne, IN, have initiated litigation against Miller Custom Homes, LLC of Leo, IN, alleging an infringement of an architectural drawing which has been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. Both the plaintiff and defendant design and build residential homes. The plaintiff Arbor Home claims that the defendant Miller has built a home which is “substantially similar” to plaintiff’s Mariam style of house, illustrated in the copyrighted drawing and built as a model in Fort Wayne.

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Indianapolis, Indiana – Copyright lawyers for Masterfile Corporationof Ontario, Canada, have filed a lawsuit alleging Kemp Title Agency, LLC of Louisville, KY, has infringed copyrighted works which have been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.

The plaintiff is a stock photography company offering images in exchange for a license fee, while the defendant provides services relating to the sale of property. After discovering certain of its copyrighted images on the defendant’s Web site, the plaintiff sued for an accounting of damages and an injunction, claiming a violation of its reproduction and public display rights under the Copyright Act.
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Indianapolis, Indiana – Copyright attorneys for Masterfile Corporation of Ontario, Canada, have filed a lawsuit alleging Mark Stein d/b/a ourdivorceagreement.com of Milltown, IN, infringed copyrighted works which have been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.

The plaintiff is a stock photography company offering images in exchange for a license fee, while the defendant provides services relating to the sale of property. After discovering certain of its copyrighted images on the defendant’s Web site, the plaintiff sued for an accounting of damages and an injunction, claiming a violation of its reproduction and public display rights under the Copyright Act.

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Chicago, IL – Copyright Infringement attorneys for Defendant CitiCorp succeeded in preserving a $750,000 recovery of attorneys fees.  The trial court had awarded the Defendant attorney’s fees after dismissing the Plaintiff software copyright infringement suit for “for want of prosecution” because it failed to prepare a proper proposed pre-trial order.  The court for the Seventh Circuit (which includes Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin) stated:

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Fort Wayne, Indiana – Copyright lawyers for Amy and James Ortega of Joplin, MO, have initiated litigation against Forks RV of Shipshewana, IN, and its agents, alleging they infringed a copyrighted work which has been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.

The defendants manufacture and “up-fit” recreational vehicles. The complaint alleges that the plaintiffs and defendants forged a business relationship after the plaintiffs conceived of a use for “fifth wheel” trailers in the equine market. After a falling out, the plaintiffs claim that the defendants have infringed the plaintiffs’ copyrights in the equine trailer designs and drawings. Another cause of action claims a breach of an implied contract after the plaintiffs conferred benefits, such as a new customer base and marketing efforts, without receiving compensation.
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Indianapolis, Indiana – Copyright lawyers for Broadcast Music, Inc. (“BMI”) of New York City and various musical copyright holders such as Universal and EMI Virgin Songs have initiated litigation against Bugsy’s Entertainment Group, LLC of Indianapolis, IN. The complaint alleges that the defendants caused the unlicensed performance, at Bugsy’s Sports Grill in Indianapolis, of at least eight musical compositions protected by copyrights registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. The case has been assigned to Senior Judge Larry J. McKinney and Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson in the Southern District of Indiana, and assigned case no. 1:10-cv-00721-LJM-JMS.

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 Indianapolis, Indiana – Copyright lawyers for The Saturday Evening Post Society, Inc. and Curtis Publishing, Inc., both of Indianapolis, IN, have initiated litigation alleging Hungry Howie’s Pizza & Subs, Inc. of Madison Heights, MI, has infringed the copyrighted Norman Rockwell painting FREEDOM FROM WANT, as registered by the U.S. Copyright Office under Copyright Reg. No. 576656 and Reg. No. R 500883.
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Indianapolis, Indiana – Intellectual property counsel for Coach, Inc. and Coach Services, Inc., both of New York, NY, have filed an infringement suit alleging Novelty, Inc. of Greenfield, IN, has infringed numerous COACH trademarks which have been registered with the U.S. Trademark Office, copyrighted design elements, and product trade dress.

The plaintiff, which is a well-known retailer of leather goods including handbags, luggage, and accessories, asserts that the defendant, a distributor of novelty-type goods, is offering products bearing source-identifying indicia and design elements which are “studied imitations” of the plaintiffs’ intellectual property. In particular, the complaint claims trade dress rights in the distinctive product shapes, colors, designs, fabrics, and other non-function elements which are incorporated into their products.
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