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Indiana Trademark Litigation Update – Pitonyak Machinery v. Brandt Industries

18 Friday Feb 2011

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Indiana, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Southern District of Indiana, Trademark

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Common Law Trademark Infringement, Common Law Unfair Competition, Debra McVicker Lynch, False Designation of Origin, Litigation Update, Mark J. Dinsmore, Tanya Walton Pratt, William T. Lawrence

Pitonyak Machinery Corp. v. Brandt Industries, Ltd. et al

Court Case Number: 1:11-cv-00233-TWP-DML
File Date: Thursday, February 17, 2011
Plaintiff: Pitonyak Machinery Corp.
Plaintiff Counsel: Daniel T. Earle, James E. Shlesinger of Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP; John D. Pettie, Thomas S. Stone of Dover Dixon Horne PLLC
Defendant: Brandt Industries, Ltd., Brandt Agricultural Products, Ltd.
Cause: False Designation of Origin, Common Law Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge William T. Lawrence
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore
Judge: Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Debra McVicker Lynch

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Indiana Trademark Litigation Upate – White Lodging v. Mazer-Marino

11 Friday Feb 2011

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Indiana, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Southern District of Indiana

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Debra McVicker Lynch, declaratory Judgment of Non-Infringement, Litigation Update, Sarah Evans Barker, Trademark Infringement

White Lodging Services Corporation v. Jil Mazer-Marino et al

Court Case Number: 1:11-cv-00208-SEB-DML
File Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011
Plaintiff: White Lodging Services Corporation                                                                                                                     
Plaintiff Counsel: Paul B. Overhauser of Overhauser & Lindman LLC
Defendant: Jil Mazer-Marino, Leroy Adventures, Inc.
Cause: Declaratory Judgment of Non-Infringement
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Sarah Evans Barker
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Debra McVicker Lynch

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Indiana Trademark Litigation Update – Noble Roman’s Inc. v. Brabham Oil Company

06 Sunday Feb 2011

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Indiana, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Southern District of Indiana, Trademark

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Breach of Contract, Debra McVicker Lynch, Litigation Update, Sarah Evans Barker, Trade Dress Infringement, Unfair Competition

Noble Roman’s Inc. v. Brabham Oil Company et al

Noble Roman’s has filed yet another trademark lawsuit (the 18th since 2007) to enforce the terms of an expired franchise agreement. The Indiana-based pizza chain alleges that the South Carolina-based gas station chain formerly operated seven Noble Roman’s franchise locations and continued to use Noble Roman’s trade dress after the franchise agreements terminated.

Court Case Number: 1:11-cv-00135-SEB-DML
File Date: Thursday, January 27, 2011
Plaintiff: Noble Roman’s Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: Marisol Sanchez of Bose McKinney & Evans, LLP
Defendant: Brabham Oil Company, Brabham Oil Company dba E-Z SHOP
Cause: Lanham Act Trade Dress Infringement, Common Law Trade Dress Infringement, Federal Unfair Competition, Breach of Contract
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Sarah Evans Barker
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Debra McVicker Lynch

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

28 Thursday Oct 2010

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Indiana, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Southern District of Indiana, Trade Secret

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Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Computer Trespass, Conversion, Debra McVicker Lynch, Litigation Update, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Replevin, Tanya Walton Pratt, Tortious Interference with Contractual Business Relations

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

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Indiana Trade Dress Litigation Update – Top Ten Imports, LLC v. BMX Imports, LP

25 Monday Oct 2010

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Copyright, Indiana, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Southern District of Indiana

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Copyright Infringement, Debra McVicker Lynch, Litigation Update, Sarah Evans Barker, Trade Dress Infringement, Unfair Competition

Top Ten Imports, LLC v. BMX Imports, LP

Here’s an interesting case in which the Plaintiff seeks to protect the unique design of  a space heater. Plaintiff manufactures the iHeater. Defendant has been manufacturing and marketing space heaters with a similar(?) design, the HeaterPRO (see images below). The ultimate question is whether a space heater design can even be protected. After all, are there many things more utilitarian than a space heater? Plaintiff tries to cover all bases just in case, relying on copyright, trade dress and even a design patent.

Court Case Number: 1:10-cv-01287-SEB-DML
File Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Plaintiff: Top Ten Imports, LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: James M. Hinshaw and Alex E. Gude of Bingham McHale LLP
Defendant: BMX Imports, LP
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Trade Dress Infringement, Unfair Competition
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Sarah Evans Barker
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Debra McVicker Lynch

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