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Indianapolis, Indiana – Intellectual property attorneys for Masco Corporation of Indiana d/b/a Delta Faucet Company of Indianapolis, IN, have filed a lawsuit alleging Watermark Designs, Ltd.of Brooklyn, NY, has infringed both Patent No. 6,962,168, titled CAPACITIVE TOUCH ON/OFF CONTROL FOR AN AUTOMATIC RESIDENTIAL FAUCET and issued by the U.S. Patent Office, and Trademark Registration No. 3,676,837 for the mark TOUCH20, as registered with the U.S. Trademark Office in connection with plumbing products, namely, faucets.

In its complaint, Delta Faucet asserts that Watermark, without a license or any other authorization, is making, using, selling, or offering for sale, faucets that embody the inventions claimed in the ‘168 patent and marketing those products under a confusingly-similar TOUCH27 mark. With regard to the trademark, the plaintiff also brings causes of action for false designation of origin, false advertising, and unfair competition.
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 Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent lawyers for ICOR International, Inc., of Indianapolis, IN, have filed a complaint seeking a declaratory judgment against E.I. du Pont De Nemours & Company (“DuPont”) of Wilmington, DE. Specifically, ICOR requests a ruling that it is not infringing Patent No. 6,783,691, titled COMPOSITIONS OF DIFLUOROMETHANE, PENTAFLUOROETHANE, 1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE AND HYDROCARBONS, which has been issued by the U.S. Patent Office and assigned to DuPont.
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Evansville, Indiana – Patent lawyers for SOP Services, Inc. of Las Vegas, NV and Bear Archery, Inc. of Evansville, IN, filed a patent infringement suit alleging Marshall J. Lund d/b/a Signature Bow of Peshtigo, WI, infringed the following patents issued by the U.S. Patent Office: Patent No. 5,368,006, titled DUAL-FEED SINGLE-CAM COMPOUND BOW; Patent No. 5,791,322, titled DUAL-FEED SINGLE-CAM COMPOUND BOW; Patent No. 5,890,480, titled DUAL-FEED SINGLE-CAM COMPOUND BOW; and Patent No. RE 39,880, titled DUAL-FEED SINGLE-CAM COMPOUND BOW.

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Evansville, Indiana – Patent attorneys for SOP Services, Inc. of Las Vegas, NV, and Bear Archery, Inc. of Evansville, IN, filed a patent infringement suit alleging Storm Archery, LLC of Auburn, IN, infringed the following patents issued by the U.S. Patent Office: Patent No. 5,368,006, titled DUAL-FEED SINGLE-CAM COMPOUND BOW; Patent No. 5,791,322, titled DUAL-FEED SINGLE-CAM COMPOUND BOW; Patent No. 5,890,480, titled DUAL-FEED SINGLE-CAM COMPOUND BOW; and Patent No. RE 39,880, titled DUAL-FEED SINGLE-CAM COMPOUND BOW.

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Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent lawyers for Arrivalstar S.A. of Welter, Luxembourg, and Melvino Technologies Limited of Tortola, British Virgin Islands, filed a patent infringement suit alleging AT&T Mobility, LLC of Atlanta, GA, and others including Best Buy and Sprint are infringing Patent No. 6,741,927, titled USER-DEFINABLE COMMUNICATIONS METHODS AND SYSTEMS, as issued by the U.S. Patent Office.

The ‘927 patent covers methods and systems for receiving notifications concerning the travel of a mobile device, and the plaintiffs’ complaint asserts that the defendants’ various systems for locating a family member via a mobile phone or personal computer infringe the patent.
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Lafayette, Indiana – Patent attorneys for GS CleanTech Corporation of New York City, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GreenShift Corporation, have filed a lawsuit alleging Iroquois Bio-Energy Company, LLC, of Rensselaer, IN, is infringing U.S. Patent No. 7,601,858, titled METHOD OF PROCESSING ETHANOL BYPRODUCTS AND RELATED SUBSYSTEMS, as issued by the U.S. Patent Office.

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 Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent counsel for Eli Lilly and Company of Indianapolis, IN, filed a complaint alleging Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Watson Laboratories, Inc., both of Corona, CA, and Watson Pharma, Inc., of Morristown, NJ, are infringing certain patents covering a prescription drug used to treat and prevent postmenopausal osteoporosis.
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 Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent lawyers for AOI Electrical, LLC and Pro-Gard Products, LLC, both of Indianapolis, IN, have initiated litigation alleging Sensible Solutions LLC, and its principal Robert N. Brown, both of Frederick, MD, have infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,552,657, titled DUAL-IGNITER AIRBAG CONTROL SWITCH, as issued by the U.S. Patent Office.
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 Lafayette, Indiana – Patent attorneys for ArrivalStar of Welter, Luxembourg, and Melvino Technologies Limited of Tortola, British Virgin Islands, have filed a patent infringement suit alleging Cadec Global, Inc., of Manchester, NH, and others including Volvo Trucks North America, Inc., infringed numerous patents as issued by the U.S. Patent Office. In particular, the asserted patents are the following: Patent No. 6,278,936, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ADVANCE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND REPORTING PROXIMITY OF A VEHICLE; Patent No. 6,618,668, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING VEHICLE SCHEDULE INFORMATION IN AN ADVANCE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM; Patent No. 6,714,859, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ADVANCE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND REPORTING PROXIMITY OF A VEHICLE; Patent No. 6,741,927, USER-DEFINABLE COMMUNICATIONS METHODS AND SYSTEMS; Patent No. 6,804,606, NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH USER-DEFINABLE NOTIFICATIONS BASED UPON VEHICLE PROXIMITIES; Patent No. 6,904,359, NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH USER-DEFINABLE NOTIFICATIONS BASED UPON OCCURRENCE OF EVENTS; Patent No. 6,952,645, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATION OF AN ADVANCE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND REPORTING STATUS OF VEHICLE TRAVEL; Patent No. 7,030,781, NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THAT INFORMS A PARTY OF VEHICLE DELAY; and Patent No. 7,191,058, NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS ENABLING USER ENTRY OF NOTIFICATION TRIGGER INFORMATION BASED UPON MONITORED MOBILE VEHICLE LOCATION.
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South Bend, Indiana – Patent lawyers for Dometic, LLC of Elkhart, IN, filed a patent infringement suit alleging Carefree/Scott Fetzer Company (d/b/a Carefree of Colorado) of Broomfield, CO, has infringed Patent No. 5,752,536, titled LOCKING MECHANISM FOR SLIDE-OUT ROOM COVER, as issued by the U.S. Patent Office.

Citing photographs and the product’s installation guide, the complaint claims that the defendant is selling a do-it-yourself retractable awning assembly for mounting over slide-out rooms on recreational vehicles and trailers. It is alleged that this product literally, or by equivalents, infringes the claims of the ‘536 patent and that the defendant further contributes to infringement of the patent by selling a substantially similar awning assembly to vehicle manufacturers for use as OEM equipment Continue reading

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