On December 2, 2013, Judge Timothy C. Batten signed an order granting summary judgment to Indiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc. (“IMM”) of Cincinnati, Ohio and denying relief to Pediatric Medical Devices, Inc. (“PMD”) of Atlanta, Georgia. This order comes after an August 8, 2011 complaint filed by PMD […]
Judge Duffey set forth facts and provided a comprehensive analysis of the basis for awarding Hubbard/Downing, Inc., d/b/a Hans Performance Products (“HANS”) significantly less in sanctions than requested. By Order dated May 30, 2013 [Dkt#65] (the “Contempt Order”), the Court had found Kevin Heath and his new company […]
Wireless Media Innovations, LLC (“Wireless”) asserts patent infringement of two patents against Flowers Foods, Inc. (“Flowers”) in a complaint filed in the Middle District of Georgia on November 19, 2013. The patents cover monitoring methods and systems for containers. Wireless claims United States Patent No. 6,148, 291 (the […]
The following is a summary of recent copyright suits filed in Georgia: BWP Media Alleges Copyright Violations in Complaint Against Sandra Rose On December 13, 2013, BWP Media USA Inc. of Los Angeles, California (doing business as Pacific Coast News, hereinafter “BWP,” or “plaintiff(s)”), filed a complaint against […]
The following is a summary of recent trademark suits filed in the Georgia district courts:The Trade Secrets of Logistics Warehouse Solutions, Inc. (“WSI”) of Rochelle Park, New Jersey, filed suit against Platinum Circle Technologies, LLC, Platinum Circle Holdings, LLC, James Hamilton, Gregory Philman, Lamar Whitley, all of Alpharetta, […]
On October 8, 2013 United Cutlery Corporation (“UC”) and Bud K World Wide, Inc. (“Bud K,” collectively, “plaintiffs”), both of Moultrie, Georgia filed separate suits against Wholesale Gallery Inc., (“Wholesale Gallery”) of Dallas, Georgia. Both complaints allege trademark infringement, dilution, copyright infringement and unfair competition, and both complaints request injunctive relief. […]
This is an update to our prior post on the filing of the case to enjoin and recover damages against an individual and group of entities for copying a complex exhibition on the Titanic. The prior post can be accessed here. On October 17, 2013, Judge Duffey of […]
On September 16, 2013, Emory Group, LLC of Spartanburg, South Carolina filed a complaint against Kobty & Keane Custom Apparel, Inc., Aziz Kobty, and Parker Keane, all of Arlington, Texas (collectively, “Kobty & Keane” or “Defendants”), alleging trademark infringement, unfair competition, false misrepresentation and designation of origin, and […]
Georgia State University’s College of Law and J. Mack Robinson College of Business collaborate every year to host a number of engrossing and educational events relating to intellectual property, chief among them the Corporate IP Institute® (CIPI). CIPI is a two-day event that offers a forum for in-house IP […]
On September 27, 2013 Ironburg Inventions, Ltd. (“Ironburg”) of Somerset, Great Britain, and Scuf Gaming International, LLC (“Scuf Gaming”) of Atlanta, Georgia, the company through which Ironburg conducts business in the United States, filed a complaint against Playrapid EURL (“Playrapid”) of Tarascon, France and its subsidiary corporation BURN […]
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