28 Saturday Jul 2012
Posted in Bloggers, Copyright, Indiana, Social Media, Stories from the Week that Was, Trademark
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Another quiet week spent in Portland, Oregon. Here are the top stories I followed this week:
Jack Daniel’s Sends the Most Polite Cease-and-Desist Letter Ever
The changing landscape of Internet sweepstakes regulations
Pakistan spy agency chief to tell CIA: End drone strikes; ID targets for us to attack
Copyright troll: $10,000 sanctions upheld by appeals court are “bulls**t”
If you’ve got a top intellectual property or technology story from last week, please leave a comment below.
27 Friday Jul 2012
Posted in Indiana, Litigation, Southern District of Indiana, Trademark
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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
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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:
22 Sunday Jul 2012
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Quiet week because I was out of town. In any case, here are the top stories I followed this week:
Judge rules Indiana owes IBM $12M over botched welfare program
Minnesota kills copyright trolling in its infancy
Representing Artistic Clients by Kenan Farrell on Prezi
I’m sure I missed something. If you’ve got a top intellectual property or technology story from last week, please leave a comment below.
15 Sunday Jul 2012
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Here are the top stories I followed this week:
Ukrainian Students Develop Gloves That Translate Sign Language Into Speech
Officials: Past 12 months warmest ever for U.S.
Accused of downloading porn, Kentucky woman sues the pornographers
Here comes Skynet: Army drones almost ready to share sky with airlines
That’s Not My Phone, It’s My Tracker
What were your top stories of the week? Leave a comment below.
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