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Indiana Trademark Litigation Update – Microsoft Corp. v. D & A LLC

07 Saturday Apr 2012

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

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Accounting, Common Law Unfair Competition, Copyright Infringement, False Designation of Origin and False Description of Fact, For Imposition Of A Constructive Trust Upon Illegal Profits, Litigation Update, Sarah Evans Barker, Tim A. Baker, Trademark Infringement

Microsoft Corp. v. D & A LLC et al

Court Case Number:    1:12-cv-00446-SEB-TAB
File Date:    Thursday, April 05, 2012
Plaintiff:     Microsoft Corp.
Plaintiff Counsel:     James Dimos of Frost Brown Todd LLC
Defendant:     D & A LLC, David B. Bell
Cause:    Copyright Infringement, Trademark Infringement, False Designation of Origin, False Description and Representation, Common Law Unfair Competition, For Imposition Of A Constructive Trust Upon Illegal Profits, Accounting
Court:    Southern District of Indiana
Judge:     Judge Sarah Evans Barker
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker

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Indiana Trademark Litigation Update – Connecticut Electric v. Pacific Coast Breaker et al

26 Friday Nov 2010

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

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Common Law Trademark Infringement, Counterfeiting, False Designation of Origin and False Description of Fact, Forgery, Larry J. McKinney, Litigation Update, Tim A. Baker, Trade Dress Infringement, Trademark Counterfeiting, Trademark Dilution, Trademark Infringement, Unfair Competition

Connecticut Electric, Inc. v. Pacific Coast Breaker, Inc. et al

Plaintiff owns the  ZINSCO mark, which has been in use in connection with circuit breakers since 1974. Defendant initially bought Plaintiff’s circuits breakers for resale but then allegedly began manufacturing and selling its own counterfeit circuit breakers bearing the ZINSCO mark. Plaintiff also claims trade dress in the overall look and feel of the circuit breakers.

This case has an interesting public health component. Unlike the original ZINSCO breakers, which undergo a certification process, the knock-off breakers have not been tested (and therefore are not marked with the certification mark of a national testing lab). Let’s hope not many homes have had faulty ZINSCO breakers installed.

Court Case Number: 1:10-cv-01440-LJM-TAB
File Date: Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Plaintiff: Connecticut Electric, Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: Douglas B. Bates of Stites & Harbison LLP, Vincent Allen of Carstens & Cahoon LLP
Defendant: Pacific Coast Breaker, Inc., PC Systems, Inc.
Cause: Trademark Counterfeiting, Trademark Infringement, Federal Trademark Dilution, Unfair Competition, False Designation of Origin & False Description, Trade Dress Infringement, Common Law Trademark Infringement, Common Law Unfair Competition, Forgery Under IC 35-43-5-2(b), Counterfeiting Under IC 35-43-5-2(a)
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Larry J. McKinney
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker

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Indiana Patent Litigation Update – Masco Corporation of Indiana d/b/a Delta Faucet Company v. Watermark Designs, Ltd.

14 Monday Jun 2010

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

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Common Law Trademark Infringement, False Advertising, False Designation of Origin and False Description of Fact, Jane Magnus-Stinson, Patent Infringement, Sarah Evans Barker, Trademark Infringement, Unfair Competition

Court Case Number: 1:10-cv-0716-SEB-JMS

File Date: June 9, 2010

Plaintiff: Masco Corporation of Indiana d/b/a Delta Faucet Company

Plaintiff Counsel: R. Trevor Carter, Brandon Scott Judkins

Defendant: Watermark Designs, Ltd.

Cause(s): Patent Infringement, Trademark Infringement, False Designation of Origin and False Description of Fact, Unfair Competition, Common Law Trademark Infringement and False Advertising Unfair Competition

Court: Indiana Southern District Court

Judge: Sarah Evans Barker

Referred to: Jane Magnus-Stinson

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