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Litigation Update, Noble Roman's, Peyton Berg, Tanya Walton Pratt, Tim A. Baker, Trademark Infringement, Unfair Competition
Noble Roman’s, Inc. v. Findlay Tiffin Oil LLC et al
Court Case Number: 1:11-cv-00665-TWP-TAB
File Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Plaintiff: Noble Roman’s, Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: Peyton L. Berg of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP
Defendant: Findlay Tiffin Oil LLC, Ayman Magdaddi
Cause: Trademark Infringement, Federal Unfair Competition
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker
Plaintiff Lake Lite sells solar dock post lights and other boating-related products under the LAKE LITE trademark. Plaintiff also registered a copyright for technical drawings of their solar dock post. Defendant Tommy Dock is a previous reseller of Plaintiff’s product. Defendant has allegedly been reselling Lake Lite’s product without authorization under a different mark, “BETTER BY DESIGN.”