Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. Cheshire, Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-01744-SCJ (N.D. Ga., Apr. 18, 2023) Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has brought suit in the Northern District under the Lanham Act to enforce its incontestable marks. MARTA is suing an individual for fraudulent and deceptive use […]
American Dakota, Inc. v. Well Woven, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-01535-SDG (N.D. Ga., Apr. 10, 2023) A Georgia textile design studio specializing in southwest, cabin, and modern rug designs has brought a copyright infringement suit in the Northern District. The Defendant is accused of copying registered textile designs […]
Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A.S. v. Westgate Discount Mall, Inc. et al, Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-01541-VMC (N.D. Ga., Apr. 11, 2023) French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton has sued the Westgate Discount Mall for “staggering” trademark counterfeiting involving merchandise bearing Louis Vuitton’s federally registered trademarks. “Louis Vuitton is the […]
Judge Wood dismissed all claims against the defendant on the basis that the corporate entity lacked sufficient contact with the state to justify personal jurisdiction under any theory.
Grady Memorial Hospital sues two formerly competing consumer goods manufacturers over a very Atlanta thing to say.
Polaris Experience, LLC v. Washington et al, Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-00750-ELR (N.D. Ga., Feb. 17, 2023) A complaint filed in the Northern District leverages trademark law to hold a formerly authorized outfitter of Polaris Slingshot three-wheeled motorcycles accountable. The Plaintiff, Polaris Experience, contracts with outfitters to lease the […]
Emergency motion denied as “extremely aggressive.”
Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc. v. Sunset Pictures, LLC et al, Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-00546-LMM (N.D. Ga., Feb. 6, 2023) The “nationally beloved” Harlem Globetrotters have brought suit to stop a number of unauthorized references to their brand in a movie scheduled to be publicly screened for the first […]
SRAM, LLC v. FOX Factory, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-00492-SCJ (N.D. Ga., Feb. 1, 2023) A bicycle component manufacturer has brought suit in the Northern District of Georgia. The patentee alleges the Defendant, Fox Factory, infringes two patents, U.S. Patent Nos. 7,147,207 B2 and 10,328,993 B2. The patents-in-suit […]
Johnson Controls Technology Company et al v. Price Industries Inc. et al, Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-03692-LMM (N.D. Ga., Dec. 16, 2022) A patent case in the Northern District of Georgia court has been resolved after two years and 103 days, shortly after the Claim Construction Order was entered […]
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