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Indiana Trademark Litigation Update – Saeilo Enterprises v. Jacobson Hat Company

15 Saturday Oct 2011

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Saeilo Enterprises Inc. v. Jacobson Hat Company Inc.

Court Case Number: 1:11-cv-01383-JMS-DML
File Date: Friday, October 14, 2011
Plaintiff: Saeilo Enterprises Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: Darlene R. Seymour – Attorney at Law
Defendant: Jacobson Hat Company Inc.
Cause: Trademark Infringement, Trademark Dilution, False Designation, Common Law Trademark Infringement, Unfair Competition, Forgery, and Counterfeiting
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Debra McVicker Lynch

Indiana Trademark Litigation Update – Coach v. Chaos of Muncie

14 Thursday Apr 2011

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Coach, Inc. et al v. Chaos of Muncie et al

Coach strikes again. Coach makes handbags, wallets, etc. Defendant is accused of selling knockoffs from a retail store in the Muncie, Indiana. As always, Coach throws the kitchen sink at the Defendant.

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Court Case Number: 1:11-cv-00505-JMS-DML
File Date: Thursday, April 14, 2011
Plaintiff: Coach, Inc., Coach Services, Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: Alejandro Valle of Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan, LLP
Defendant: Chaos of Muncie, Chaos on Campus, LLC, Teresa Barnes
Cause: Trademark Counterfeiting, Trademark Infringement, Trade Dress Infringement, False Designation of Origin and False Advertising, Trademark Dilution, Copyright Infringement, Common Law Trademark Infringement, Common Law Unfair Competition, Forgery Under Ind. Code §35-43-5-2(b), Counterfeiting Under Ind. Code §35-43-5-2(a),
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Debra McVicker Lynch

Indiana Trademark Litigation Update – Trufoods v. Michael Rigdon

01 Friday Apr 2011

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Trufoods, LLC v. Michael Rigdon et al

Court Case Number: 1:11-cv-00446-JMS-TAB
File Date: Friday, April 01, 2011
Plaintiff: Trufoods, LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Bart A. Karwath, Jennifer Lynn Schuster of Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Defendant: Michael Rigdon, Cathrine Hendryx, Premier Food Services, LLC
Cause: Registered Trademark Infringement, Common Law Trademark Infringement, Trade Dress Infringement, Unfair Competition Under Indiana Common Law, Breach of Contract
Court: Southern District of Indiana 
Judge: Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker

Southern District of Indiana swears in new Magistrate

18 Saturday Dec 2010

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The United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana announced that Mark J. Dinsmore took the oath to become a United States Magistrate Judge on December 17, 2010. Chief Judge Richard L. Young administered the oath in his courtroom in the Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Indianapolis. A formal investiture ceremony will be held at a later date. The position Judge Dinsmore fills became available due to the elevation of Jane E. Magnus-Stinson to an Article III judgeship, effective June 9, 2010.

Magistrate judges preside over many pretrial proceedings in both civil and criminal cases in federal court, including intellectual property cases. A critical part of the job is conducting mediation and settlement proceedings in civil cases, helping parties settle their disputes by agreement. United States Magistrate Judges are appointed by the Judges of the U.S. District Court for a term of eight years, and are eligible for reappointment to successive terms.

Indiana Trademark Litigation Update – Net Pro Trading Card Company, LLC v. Ace Authentic Sports memorabilia, LLC

11 Monday Oct 2010

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Net Pro Trading Card Company, LLC v. Ace Authentic Sports memorabilia, LLC et al

Interesting case. Plaintiff Net Pro was apparently the first company to make tennis trading cards way back in 1991. Defendant also makes tennis trading cards. As part of a recent promo series, Defendant has been packaging its own cards along with older, more valuable cards of Plaintiff (e.g. a Plaintiff 2003 rookie card of Rafa Nadal, etc.) Plaintiff feels Defendant’s actions have damaged its ability to sell its own stock of older cards. Kind of a flea-market, “first sale,” nominative fair use case. Despite Plaintiff including such colorful claims as “Deception” the “Indiana Crime Victims’ Act,” I don’t think this case is an easy slam…it could definitely go 5 sets with the proper defense.

Court Case Number: 1:10-cv-01236-JMS-TAB
File Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010
Plaintiff: Net Pro Trading Card Company, LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Theodore John Minch of Sovich Minch LLP
Defendant: Ace Authentic Sports memorabilia, LLC, John Reichel
Cause: Trademark Infringement, False Endorsement, False Advertising, Common Law Unfair Competition, Unjust Enrichment, Conversion, Deception, Indiana Crime Victims’ Act
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker