On August 17, 2012, Ventura Content, Ltd. (“Ventura”), an Anguillan corporation, filed a complaint in the Northern District of Georgia against UGC Internet Ventures, Ltd. (“UGC”), a corporation organized under the laws of Cyprus, and certain unknown persons or entities (“Does 1-10”), alleging that UGC and Does 1-10 […]
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia is but the latest litigation forum chosen by a patentee with a history of filing infringement lawsuits against other organizations in other courts. On August 17, 2012, Yonkers, New York-based Joao Bock Transactional Systems, LLC (“JBTS”) filed three lawsuits […]
On August 13, 2012, Judge Richard W. Story of the Northern District of Georgia denied a plaintiff’s motion to lift a stay even though the reexamination that had been the basis for the stay was resolved. Plaintiff Xpedite Systems, LLC (“Xpedite”) filed an action alleging that Defendant J2 […]
The maker of Frontline® Plus and Heartgard® veterinary products has again turned to the judicial system to resolve disputes regarding its own advertisements, as well as those of its competitors. On August 13, 2012, Merial LLC (“Merial”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern […]
The overall similarity between patented and accused designs, a court ruled, is enough to let a jury decide whether design patent infringement occurred. On August 14, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Chief Judge Julie E. Carnes presiding, issued an order denying the defendant’s motion for […]
On August 8, 2012, Judge Steve C. Jones of the Central District of California transferred a patent infringement case to the Northern District of Georgia based on the “first-to-file” rule. The issue was whether a declaratory judgment action filed in Georgia four days before the infringement action […]
On July 25, 2012, defendants in a case with multiple claims, including trademark infringement and cyberpiracy under the Lanham Act, filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The defendants are appealing a final judgment rendered on July 10, 2012 by Senior Judge Hugh Lawson […]
On August 3, 2012, Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd of Tokyo, Japan (“Hitachi”) filed a complaint in the Northern District of Georgia against Rexon Industrial Corporation, Ltd. of Taiwan (“Rexon”) and Power Tool Specialists, Inc. of Rock Hill, South Carolina (“PTS”) alleging infringement of three patents directed to power […]
On July 27, 2012, Meg Adams Interior Design, Inc. of Atlanta (“Meg Adams Interiors”) and Lauren Rubinstein Photography LLC of Cumming (“Rubinstein Photography”) filed suit in the Northern District of Georgia against Kellie Griffin Interiors, Inc. of Atlanta (“Kellie Griffin Interiors”) and Kellie Griffin of Alpharetta. The suit […]
On July 26, 2012, Judge Amy Totenberg of the Northern District of Georgia issued an order granting-in-part and denying-in-part a counterclaimant’s Motion to Strike Affirmative Defenses in Catch Curve, Inc. v. Integrated Global Concepts, Inc., Case No. 1:06-cv-02199-AT. Integrated Global Concepts, Inc. (“IGC”), defendant and counterclaimant, moved to […]
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