(Updated September 13) The Northern District of Georgia docket has seen a flurry of intellectual property-related activity in the last two weeks. Below is a summary of recent filings: Vehicle Tracking Patent Suits On September 6, 2012, Telematics Corporation (“Telematics”) filed a complaint against CarrierWeb, LLC (“CarrierWeb”) of Smyrna, […]
Atlanta, recently dubbed hip-hop’s “center of gravity,” is now also the epicenter of a trademark lawsuit involving rights to the mark Playaz Circle®. On defense are not only Island Def Jam Music Group (“Def Jam”), but also Disturbing Tha Peace Recordings, Inc., the record label co-founded by rapper Christopher […]
A Las Vegas hotel operator has been sued by the owners of the HOLIDAY INN® brand for allegedly continuing to use certain Holiday Inn service marks in connection with its hotel after the termination of a franchise agreement. On August 31, 2012, Holiday Hospitality Franchising, LLC (“HHFL”), Six Continents […]
Hitachi, Ltd., which recently filed a patent infringement lawsuit over power tools (see our August 7, 2012 post here), has found its subsidiary, Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (“Hitachi”), on the receiving end of a new patent infringement suit over its “Hitachi Compute Systems.” On August 28, 2012, Acceleron, […]
It’s about the spouts. A patent lawsuit over gutter downspout extensions pits companies based in Alpharetta, GA and Norcross, GA against one another. Invisaflow, LLC (“Invisaflow”), based in Alpharetta, filed a patent infringement case against Euramax International, Inc. and Euramax Holdings, Inc. (collectively “Euramax”), based in Norcross, in the U.S. District Court […]
On August 27, 2012, Ocean Aire Productions, Inc. (“Ocean Aire”) and Sarah Beliza Tucker, both of Florida, filed a complaint in the Northern District of Georgia against Choe’s Hapkido of Forsyth, LLC (“Choe’s Hapkido”), Maurice Murphy, and Jong H. Choe, all of Georgia, seeking injunctive relief and damages […]
On August 23, 2012, Mohawk Carpet Distribution, Inc. (“Mohawk”) filed a complaint against Horizon Home Imports, Inc. (“HHI”) for infringement of the registered trademark Horizon®, as used in connection with floor coverings. USPTO records name Mohawk as the current owner of U.S. Trademark Registration No. 1,422,031, for the […]
Florida VirtualSchool (“FLVS”), an agency of the state of Florida, has appealed a ruling by Judge Gregory Presnell of the Middle District of Florida dismissing its trademark infringement action for lack of standing to bring suit under the Lanham Act. FLVS is an educational institution that provides online […]
Recounting observations by a private investigator, including surveillance photos and a visit to a Michigan office protected by bulletproof glass, Sprint invokes the authority of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia to help combat what Sprint calls “the global conspiracy to traffic in Sprint Phones.” […]
Wal-Mart and an Arkansas supplier find themselves defendants to a copyright infringement action filed by a Georgia designer and manufacturer of wrapping paper. On August 21, 2012, International Greetings USA d/b/a The Gift Wrap Company (“TGWC”), based in Midway, Georgia, filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court […]
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