Category Archives: Intellectual Property

Indiana Copyright Litigation Update – Interactive Intelligence v. Advanced Information Systems

12 Monday Jul 2010

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Interactive Intelligence v. Advanced Information Systems

Defendant was a reseller of Plaintiff’s telephony software. After an alleged breach of contract, Defendant continued to use Plaintiff’s copyrighted software and trademarks. Please leave a comment if you’d like a full copy of the complaint.

Court Case Number: 1:10-cv-00842-TWP -TAB
File Date: Thursday, July 01, 2010
Plaintiff: Interactive Intelligence, Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: Constance R. Lindman, Tami L. Napier of Overhauser & Lindman LLC
Defendant: Advanced Information Systems, Inc.
Cause: Breach of Contract, Federal Trademark Infringement, Federal Unfair Competition, Copyright Infringement
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker

Indianapolis Central Library Offering Patent Assistance

07 Wednesday Jul 2010

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Hoosier entrepreneurs now have access to the same patent database used by the federal government to examine, award or deny patents. PubWEST is available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library’s Central Library.

Indy’s Central Library is designated an official Patent and Trademark Depository Library. For more information on patents and trademarks, frequently asked questions and Central Library patent assistance, visit www.imcpl.org. Click on either of the links, “About the Library,” (then navigate through the “Central Library,” “Resources,” and “Patents and Trademarks” links) or “Guides and Resources” (then navigate through the Info Guides “Science and Technology” and “Patents” links).

Source: Inside INdiana Business

Indiana Trademark Litigation Update – Allison Transmission v. Harlan Global Manufacturing

01 Thursday Jul 2010

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The complaint alleges that Harlan Global is putting old Allison transmissions into new tractors and selling the tractors around the world as having new components.  Harlan’s advertisements allegedly do not inform the purchasing public that the tractors manufactured and sold by Harlan include previously used components obtained from a source other than the original manufacturer (Allison) or an authorized remanufacturer. Allison has received complaints from consumers.

Allison Transmission, Inc. v. Harlan Global Manufacturing LLC

Court Case Number: 1:10-cv-00789-SEB-TAB
File Date: Monday, June 21, 2010
Plaintiff: Allison Transmission, Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: Mary J. Frisby of Barnes & Thornburg
Defendant: Harlan Global Manufacturing LLC
Cause: Federal Trademark Infringement Under The Lanham Act, False Designation of Origin/False Advertising Under the Lanham Act, Counterfeiting Under the Lanham Act, Dilution, Unfair Competition Under Indiana Common Law, Common Law Trademark Infringement
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Sarah Evans Barker
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker

Bilski Patent Decision Affirmed by Supreme Court

29 Tuesday Jun 2010

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The much-awaited Bilski decision was handed down by the Supreme Court yesterday.

The Court holds: the specific invention in this case, a method of predicting business or economic cycles, was ineligible for a patent. In discussing the proper test for patentability, the Court says the “machine or transformation” test may be a useful and important investigative tool, but it is not the sole test for determining whether a “process invention” is patentable. The Kennedy opinion for the majority is not supported in all respects by those who join in part.

The NY Times comments: “there was a clear message for patent trolls, patent brokers and licensing companies, patent lawyers and lobbyists: Play on!”

Full decision here (.pdf)

Indiana Patent Litigation Update – Masco Corporation of Indiana d/b/a Delta Faucet Company v. Watermark Designs, Ltd.

14 Monday Jun 2010

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Court Case Number: 1:10-cv-0716-SEB-JMS

File Date: June 9, 2010

Plaintiff: Masco Corporation of Indiana d/b/a Delta Faucet Company

Plaintiff Counsel: R. Trevor Carter, Brandon Scott Judkins

Defendant: Watermark Designs, Ltd.

Cause(s): Patent Infringement, Trademark Infringement, False Designation of Origin and False Description of Fact, Unfair Competition, Common Law Trademark Infringement and False Advertising Unfair Competition

Court: Indiana Southern District Court

Judge: Sarah Evans Barker

Referred to: Jane Magnus-Stinson

The subject patent:

If you’d like a full text copy of the patent, leave a comment.