Indiana IP Seminar Alert – Intellectual Property Issues in International Business Transactions 11/30

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Intellectual Property Issues in International Business Transactions
Tuesday, November 30, 4 to 5 p.m.
IndyBar Education Center, 135 N. Pennsylvania, Suite 1500

Featuring:  Kevin R. Erdman, Baker & Daniels LLP; Matthew R. Levy, Baker & Daniels LLP; and Scott M. Simmonds, Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Hosted by the Intellectual Property Section of Indianapolis Bar Association

Register online today!Intellectual property issues arise in international business transactions in many forms. Attend this seminar to learn about how issues can arise from differences between foreign and domestic intellectual property laws and interpretation and enforceability of intellectual property assignments and licenses. Also discussed will be how privilege issues can arise through the engagement of foreign agents in the procurement of foreign rights.  Finally, learn how international business transactions may involve challenging tax, valuation and related profit repatriation issues.
CLE Credit: 1 General

Cost: $30 IndyBar Members/$60 Non-Members/$10 IndyBar Student Members

Register here.

October 2010 IP&T News Summary

For those who don’t follow KLF Legal on Facebook or Twitter, here are some of the stories I shared in October:

EFF files counterclaim against Righthaven

Facebook sues X-rated site Faceporn

Apple Patents Anti-Sexting Device

Debunking The Claim That Giving Away Music ‘Devalues’ It

The Rise Of A New Intellectual Property Category, Ripe For Trolling: Publicity Rights

Righthaven defendant wins first lawsuit dismissal motion

The real cost of free

US anti-P2P law firms sue more in 2010 than RIAA ever did

Study: 82 percent of kids under 2 have online presence

Indiana Intellectual Property Litigation Summary – October 2010

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The following Intellectual Property cases were filed in October 2010:

Northern District of Indiana

Southern District of Indiana

September – August – July

Indiana Trademark Litigation Update – Batesville Services v. Cremation Options et al

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Batesville Services, Inc. v. Cremation Options, LLC et al

Plaintiff has sold cremation casket goods under the OPTIONS trademark since 1993. Defendants have been operating a competing website (www.cremationoptions.com) since 2002 that allegedly infringes on Plaintiff’s trademarks and copyrights in images of cremation goods.

Court Case Number: 4:10-cv-00129-RLY-WGH
File Date: Friday, October 15, 2010
Plaintiff: Batesville Services, Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: Karen K. Gaunt of Wood Herron & Evans LLP
Defendant: Cremation Options, LLC, http://www.cremationoptions.com, Dustin Rhodes, Joseph Salvatore Damiano Sr., A.J. Styles, John Does 1-3
Cause: Trademark Infringement, Unfair Competition, False Designation of Origin, False Advertising, Violation of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, Copyright Infringement, Indiana Common Law Unfair Competition
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Richard L. Young
Referred To: Magistrate Judge William G. Hussmann, Jr.

Indiana Trade Secret Litigation Update – Ray’s Trash Service, Inc. v. Robert Miller et al

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Ray’s Trash Service, Inc. v. Robert Miller et al

The Defendant individuals were former employees of Plaintiff, Ray’s Trash Service, Indy’s largest recycling and waste disposal operation. Following their resignation, the Defendants allegedly entered into a campaign to solicit Plaintiff’s customers, in violation of non-compete and non-solicitation clauses from Plaintiff’s employment agreement.  Companies, do you have proper agreements in place with your key employees?

This case was removed from Hendricks County Superior Court.

Court Case Number: 1:10-cv-01302-TWP-DML
File Date: Monday, October 18, 2010
Plaintiff: Ray’s Trash Service, Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: Christopher C. Murray, Todd J. Kaiser of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart
Defendant: Robert Miller, Vicki Murphy, C&A Express, Inc., Todd Roberts
Defendant Counsel: William O. Harrington and Bettie Harrington on behalf of Robert Miller, Amanda L. Asbury and Anthony Scott Chinn on behalf of remaining Defendants
Cause: Replevin, Conversion, Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Tortious Interference with Contractual Business Relations, Computer Trespass
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Debra McVicker Lynch