Indiana Intellectual Property Law News
Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent lawyers for Rego-Fix AG of Indianapolis, IN, filed a lawsuit alleging that Techniks, Inc. of Indianapolis, IN, infringed the following patents issued by the US Patent Office: Patent No. 7,140,616, titled CLAMPING DEVICE FOR MACHINE TOOLS, and Patent No. RE37,484, also titled CLAMPING DEVICE FOR MACHINE TOOLS.
The technology disclosed and claimed in Rego-Fix’s patents relate to an improved slotted tool-holding collet capable of providing coolant to the tip of a tool during operation and a collet having a sealing washer element. Plaintiff cites the defendant’s catalog as proof of the allegedly-infringing activity.
This case has been assigned to Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson and Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker in the Southern District of Indiana, and assigned case no. 1:10-cv-01188-JMS-TAB.
Under United States law, a party directly infringes a patent by making, using, offering to sell, selling, or importing into the U.S. any patented invention, without authority, during the term of the patent.
Complaint – Rego Fix v. Techniks by pauloverhauser on Scribd
Further Information about the case is as follows:
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Plaintiff: |
REGO-FIX AG |
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Defendant: |
TECHNIKS, INC. |
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Case Number: |
1:2010cv01188 |
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Filed: |
September 21, 2010 |
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Court: |
Indiana Southern District Court |
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Presiding Judge: |
Jane Magnus-Stinson |
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Referring Judge: |
Tim A. Baker |
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Nature of Suit: |
Intellectual Property – Patent |
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Cause: |
35:271 Patent Infringement |
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Jury Demanded By: |
None |