16 Thursday Aug 2012
Court Case Number: 1:12-cv-01135-WTL-MJD
File Date: Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Plaintiff: Malibu Media, LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Paul J. Nicoletti of Nicoletti & Associates, PLLC
Defendant: John Does 1-8
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Contributory Infringement
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge William T. Lawrence
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore
11 Saturday Aug 2012
Tags
Common Law Unfair Competition, Richard L. Young, Southern District of Indiana, Trademark Deceptive Consumer Sales Activities, Trademark Infringement, Unfair Competition, William G. Hussmann
Court Case Number: 3:12-cv-00119-RLY-WGH
File Date: Friday, August 10, 2012
Plaintiff: Pocket City Construction & Development Company, Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: Gary K. Price of Terrell Baugh Salmon & Born, LLP
Defendant: Rick Sepulveda, Dr. Roof, Inc., Josh McIntyre
Cause: Trademark Infringement, Unfair Competition, Trademark Deceptive Consumer Sales Activities, Common Law Unfair Competition
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Richard L. Young
Referred To: Magistrate Judge William G. Hussmann, Jr
27 Friday Jul 2012
Posted in Indiana, Litigation, Southern District of Indiana, Trademark
Tags
Common Law Trademark Infringement, Common Law Unfair Competition, Jane Magnus-Stinson, Jonathan G. Polak, Southern District of Indiana, Tim A. Baker, Trademark Infringement, Unfair Competition
Court Case Number: 1:12-cv-01034-JMS-TAB
File Date: Thursday, July 26, 2012
Plaintiff: J Squared Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: Jonathan G. Polak of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Defendant: K2 Designs LLC
Cause: Trademark Infringement, Unfair Competition, Common Law Trademark Infringement, Common Law Unfair Competition
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker
23 Monday Jul 2012
Tags
Litigation Update, Mark J. Dinsmore, Trademark Infringement, Unjust Enrichment, William T. Lawrence
Plaintiff, Hospitality International Inc., offers franchise opportunities for hotel and motel owners. They own the rights to 5 brands, including Red Carpet Inn, Passport Inn, Master Hosts Inns, Downtowner Inns and the subject of this lawsuit, Scottish Inns. Defendant has allegedly been operating under the Scottish Inns brand without authorization since 2009. Defendant’s predecessor-in-interest had a license agreement (see below) but Defendant never entered into an agreement and allegedly owe back-royalties of around $29,000. After Defendant failed to timely respond to Plaintiff’s cease-and-desist letter (see below), this lawsuit was filed, claiming trademark infringement and unjust enrichment.
Stay tuned for updates.
Court Case Number: 1:12-cv-00998-WTL-MJD
File Date: Thursday, July 19, 2012
Plaintiff: Hospitality International Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: Michael R. Franceschini of Ayres Carr & Sullivan PC
Defendant: Indiana Hospitality Real Estate & Management LLC
Cause: Trademark Infringement, Unjust Enrichment
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge William T. Lawrence
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore
Complaint:
License Agreement:
Cease & Desist Letter:
11 Wednesday Jul 2012
Tags
Architectural Drawings, Copyright Infringement, Debra McVicker Lynch, Litigation Update, Misappropriation of Trade Secret, Sarah Evans Barker, Unjust Enrichment
Architectural drawings are copyrightable. In this matter, Defendant has allegedly used Plaintiff’s architectural drawings without authorization. Note that the court’s scanned copy is missing Page 9 (and many of the pages are askew), so there’s a third claim I did not reference.
Let me know in the comments if you’re interested in updates to this case.
Court Case Number: 1:12-cv-00939-SEB-DML
File Date: Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Plaintiff: Keystone Builders Resource Group, Inc., Lockridge Homes-Indianapolis, LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Paul Joseph Carroll of Mercer Belanger
Defendant: Kennis R. Went, Jr., Jennifer S. Went, David Martin, Cassidy Martin, Dennis Vessels
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Misappropriation of Trade Secret, Unjust Enrichment
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Sarah Evans Barker
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Debra McVicker Lynch
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