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Lafayette, Indiana – Intellectual property lawyers for Coach, Inc. and Coach Services, Inc., both of New York, NY, have filed an infringement suit alleging Diggz Clothing, LLC of Lafayette, 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. Identical to others filed by the plaintiff, 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 while including a cause of action for counterfeiting under the federal Lanham Act.
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Indianapolis, Indiana – Intellectual property lawyers for The Bettie Page Trust of Indianapolis, IN, and its administrator Mark A. Roesler, have filed a lawsuit alleging Stockingirl.com of Connecticut and its principal Edward Miccinati are infringing trademarks, copyrights, rights of publicity, and other intellectual property of the late “pin-up” queen Bettie Page.

Defendants are in the business of producing and selling, over the Internet, “women’s leg wear, stockings, and/or lingerie.” The complaint states that the trust has previously entered into license agreements with the defendants, but that the defendants are now, without approval, marketing women’s undergarments under brand names incorporating the word “Bettie.” Trademark infringement, false endorsement, violations of the statutory and common law rights of publicity, and unfair competition are among the causes of action raised.
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Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 81 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in February, 2010:

 

PAT. NO.

 

Title

1

D610,441

Safety latch

2

7,668,718

Synchronized pattern recognition source data processed by manual or automatic means for creation of shared speaker-dependent speech user profile

3

7,667,100

Nucleic acid compositions conferring herbicide resistance

4

7,666,879

Imidazo[1,2-A]pyridine compounds as VEGF-R2 inhibitors

5

7,666,871

Oxazole derivatives as histamine H3 receptor agents, preparation and therapeutic uses

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The US Trademark Office issued the following 93 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in February, 2010, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys:

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Mark

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1           3,752,356 LINCOLN INDEPENDENCE View
2           3,750,801 KRYPTONITE View
3           3,747,885 MVP SPORTS MEDIA TRAINING View
4           3,747,818 DEBIT TRACKER View
5           3,744,284 VALU-SOFT View

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Hammond, Indiana – Intellectual property counsel for Microsoft Corporation of Redmond, WA, filed an infringement suit alleging John Sims as the principal of EZ Computers of Gary, IN, has knowingly infringed several trademarks and copyrighted works.

The plaintiff is a well-known computer software company which asserts numerous copyrights in its software that have been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office, including the following works: WINDOWS XP PRO, OFFICE 2003 PROFESSIONAL, OFFICE EXCEL 2003, OFFICE OUTLOOK 2003, OFFICE POWERPOINT 2003, OFFICE WORD 2003, and OFFICE ACCESS 2003. The plaintiff also owns and asserts several trademarks which have been registered with the U.S. Trademark Office in connection with software, including the following: Trademark Registration No. 1,200,236 for MICROSOFT; Trademark Registration No. 1,872,264 for WINDOWS; Trademark Registration No. 2,744,843 for COLORED FLAG DESIGN; and Trademark Registration No. 2,188,125 for OUTLOOK.
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 Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent lawyers for Alcon Research, Ltd and Alcon Laboratories, Inc., both of Fort Worth, TX, filed a lawsuit alleging Wockhardt Limited of Maharashta, India, and Wockhardt USA, LLC, of Parsippany, NJ, have infringed, and will infringe, Patent No. 5,641,805, titled TOPICAL OPTHTHALMIC FORMULATIONS FOR TREATING ALLERGIC EYE DISEASES, as issued by the U.S. Patent Office.
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Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent attorneys for GS Cleantech Corporation of New York, NY, filed an infringement suit alleging Cardinal Ethanol, LLC of Union City, IN, has infringed Patent No. 7,601,858, titled METHOD OF PROCESSING ETHANOL BYPRODUCTS AND RELATED SUBSYSTEMS, as issued by the U.S. Patent Office.

The ‘858 patent is directed to the recovery of corn oil from the byproducts produced during ethanol manufacture, and the defendant is generally alleged to be practicing one or more of the claimed methods.
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 Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent lawyers for Eli Lilly and Company of Indianapolis, IN, have initiated litigation alleging Fresenius Kabi Oncology PLC of London, United Kingdom, has infringed and will infringe the following two patents, as issued by the U.S. Patent Office: Patent No. 4,808,614, titled DIFLUORO ANTIVIRALS AND INTERMEDIATE THEREFOR, and Patent No. 5,464,826, titled METHOD OF TREATING TUMORS IN MAMMALS WITH 2′,2′-DIFLUORONUCLEOSIDES.
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Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 68 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in January, 2010:

 

PAT. NO.

 

Title

1

D608,862

Faucet bridge assembly

2

D608,861

Faucet handle

3

D608,641

Closure for a container with retaining ring

4

7,652,178

Perfluoroparacyclophane and methods of synthesis and use thereof

5

7,652,077

Graft prosthesis, materials and methods

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The US Trademark Office issued the following 102 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in January, 2010, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys:

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Mark

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1           3,743,358 CRESCENT View
2           3,740,100 LEAPFROG COMMUNICATIONS View
3           3,740,099 LEAPFROG COMMUNICATIONS View
4           3,741,214 SPRING HILL NURSERIES STEP BY STEP GARDENING View
5           3,741,206 SUPERCEDE NUTRITIONAL TRAITS View

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Indiana Intellectual Property: IP Litigation, Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights
  • Seventh Circuit
  • Northern District of Indiana
  • Southern District of Indiana
Paul B. Overhauser
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Greenfield
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Greenfield, IN 46140
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