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Texas Roadhouse Trade Dress Lawsuit Comes to Indiana

26 Tuesday Jan 2016

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Copyright, Indiana, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Northern District of Indiana, Trade Dress, Trademark

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Common Law Trademark Infringement, Common Law Unfair Competition, Copyright Infringement, Federal Trademark Infringement, Indiana Trademark Infringement, Joseph S. Van Bokkelen, Litigation Update, Michigan Trademark Infringement, Paul R. Cherry, Trade Dress Infringement

A long-standing trade dress/trademark beef between Texas Roadhouse and Texas Corral/Amarillo Roadhouse has been transferred to Indiana.

Background on the lawsuit, first filed in August 2013, is here: Texas Roadhouse alleges trademark infringement against other steakhouse operators

Stay tuned for updates as the case proceeds in Indiana.

Texas Roadhouse Complaint

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. et al v. Texas Corral Restaurants, Inc. et al

Court Case Number: 2:16-cv-00028-JVB-PRC
File Date: Monday, January 25, 2016
Plaintiff: Texas Roadhouse, Inc
Defendant: Texas Corral Restaurants, Inc.; Switzer Properties, LLC; Texcor, Inc.; Texas Corral Restaurant II, Inc.; T.C. of Michigan City, Inc.; T.C. of Kalamazoo, Inc.; Chicago Roadhouse Concepts, LLC; Paul Switzer; Victor Spina; and John Doe Corp.
Cause: Trade Dress Infringement, Federal Trademark Infringement, Michigan Trademark Infringement, Indiana Trademark Infringement, Common Law Trademark Infringement, Copyright Infringement, Common Law Unfair Competition
Court: Northern District of Indiana
Judge: Joseph S. Van Bokkelen
Referred To: Paul R. Cherry

Complaint:

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Indiana Trademark Litigation Update – Barrington Music Products v. Guitar Center Stores

08 Friday Jan 2016

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Indiana, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Southern District of Indiana, Trademark

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Christopher A. Nuechterlein, False Designation of Origin, Federal Trademark Dilution, Federal Trademark Infringement, Federal Unfair Competition, Litigation Update, Passing Off, Robert L. Miller, Trade Name Infringement under Indiana Common Law

This trademark dispute involves Plaintiff’s registered VENTO trademark and an allegedly infringing VENTUS mark, both used in connection with wind instruments.

Barrington Music Products Inc v. Guitar Center Stores, Inc. et al

Court Case Number: 1:15-cv-02031-TWP-TAB
File Date: Thursday, January 7, 2016
Plaintiff: Barrington Music Products
Plaintiff Counsel: John D. LaDue, Sean J. Quinn of LaDue | Curran | Kuehn
Defendant: Music & Arts Centers, Guitar Center Stores, Inc., Eastman Music Company
Cause: Federal Trademark Infringement, Federal Unfair Competition, False Designation of Origin, Federal Trademark Dilution, Trade Name Infringement under Indiana Common Law, Passing Off
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr.
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Christopher A. Nuechterlein

Complaint:

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Piston Ring Manufacturers Litigate Alleged Violation of Nondisclosure Agreement

05 Tuesday Jan 2016

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Copyright, Indiana, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Southern District of Indiana

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Breach of Contract, Debra McVicker Lynch, Declaratory Judgment, Injunctive Relief, Litigation Update, Sarah Evans Barker

Precision Rings, Inc. v. Wrightspeed, Inc.

Court Case Number:1:15-cv-01957-SEB-DML
File Date: Friday, December 11, 2015
Plaintiff: Precision Rings, Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: George A. Gasper, Mark R. Alson of Ice Miller LLP
Defendant: Wrightspeed, Inc.
Cause: Declaratory Judgment, Injunctive Relief, Breach of Contract
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Sarah Evans Barker
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Debra McVicker Lynch

Complaint:

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Defendant’s Brief in Support of Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss:

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Indiana Copyright Litigation Update – Ellsworth v. Mission 22

04 Monday Jan 2016

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Artists, Copyright, Indiana, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Southern District of Indiana

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Copyright Infringement, Litigation Update, Tanya Walton Pratt, Tim A. Baker

Defendant is alleged to have created an unauthorized derivative work – a sculpture – based on Plaintiff’s painting of the silhouettes of 22 soldiers and related woodblock prints.

Ellsworth v. Mission 22 AKA Elder Heart Inc.

Court Case Number: 1:15-cv-02031-TWP-TAB
File Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Plaintiff: Angela Ellsworth
Plaintiff Counsel: Thomas A. Herr, Jeremy N. Gayed of Barrett McNagny LLP
Defendant: Mission 22 AKA Elder Heart Inc.
Cause: Copyright Infringement
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker

Complaint:

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Exhibit A:

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Exhibit E:

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Indiana Trademark Litigation Update – Indiana Botanic Gardens v. Vitalmax Vitamins

21 Monday Dec 2015

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Indiana, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Northern District of Indiana, Trademark

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Andrew P. Rodovich, Federal Trademark Infringement, Federal Unfair Competition, Joseph S. Van Bokkelen, Litigation Update

This trademark dispute involves the ACCU HEAR and ACCU-HEAR trademarks, both used in connection with nutritional supplements.

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Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc. v. Almark Products, Inc d/b/a Vitalmax Vitamins

Court Case Number: 2:15-cv-00457-JVB-APR
File Date: Friday, December 18, 2015
Plaintiff: Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: David C. Brezina, Boris Umansky of Ladas & Parry LLP
Defendant: Almark Products, Inc d/b/a Vitalmax Vitamins
Cause: Federal Trademark Infringement, Federal Unfair Competition
Court: Northern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Andrew P. Rodovich

Complaint:

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