ETS-Lindgren, Inc. (“ETS”), as the assignee of U.S. Patent No. 8,331,869 (“the ‘869 patent”) pertaining to testing wireless devices, brought an infringement action against MVG, Inc. (“MVG”), on May 28, 2015. MVG petitioned the Patent Trial and Appeal Baord (“PTAB”) almost a year later, on April 12, 2016, for […]
The latest order in a patent case in the Northern District of Georgia delves into the procedural niceties of federal practice, illustrating both how form continues to have power over substance and how the Court can nevertheless point the parties to a viable, low-cost solution. This case involves […]
In a case originally filed in 2012, Judge Amy Totenberg granted Judgment on the Pleadings in favor of United Parcel Service, Inc. (“UPS”), and against Mobile Telecommunications Technologies, LLC (“MTel”), relating to U.S. Patent No. 5,786,748 (the ‘748 Patent). The patent, filed in 1997 and issued on July […]
On February 23, 2016, Signum, LLC and NaturaLawn of America, Inc. (collectively, “NaturaLawn”), Maryland-based companies, filed a complaint in the Northern District of Georgia alleging trademark infringement, false designation of origin and unfair competition against Naturescape, Inc. (“Naturescape”), a Wisconsin corporation, due to its use of the mark […]
Burkhard Wiggerich (“Wiggerich”), a German citizen residing in Arnsberg, Germany, commenced a patent infringement action against a Kansas limited liability Company, Blue-Chip Unmanned Aerial Solutions, LLC (“Blue-Chip”), on November 30, 2015 in the Northern District of Georgia. The complaint asserts infringement of United States Patent Number 8,238,128(the ‘128 […]
Plaintiff Walter Farmer (“Farmer”) initiated suit in September 2014 asserting infringement of claim 1 of his U.S. Patent No. 7,362,007 (the “’007 Patent”), issued April 22, 2008, and covering uninterruptable power supply technology (“UPS”) products against Alpha Technologies, Inc. (“Alpha”). Alpha moved pursuant to a relatively new Georgia […]
On September 30, 2015, Beaulieu Group, LLC(“Beaulieu”), a Georgia Corporation, brought a trademark infringement action against Mohawk Carpet Distribution, Inc. (“Mohawk”), a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business in Calhoun, Georgia. The complaint asserts claims for trademark infringement, false designation of origin and unfair competition (state […]
On September 28, 2015, Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Hi-Tech”), a Georgia corporation, brought a trademark infringement action against Dynamic Sports Nutrition, LLC d/b/a Anabolic Research (“Dynamic”), and Brian Clapp (“Clapp”) (collectively Dynamic and Clapp are referred to as “Defendants”). The complaint asserts claims for trademark infringement, false designation of […]
NexusCard, Inc. (“NexusCard”), a California corporation with its principal place of business in Lake Forest, California, filed a patent infringement action on August 18, 2015, against grocery chain Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (“Winn-Dixie”), a Florida corporation, with a principal place of business in Jacksonville, Florida, relating to 5,924,080(the ‘080 Patent) […]
Think It’s A Game Entertainment, LLC (“TIG”), an Atlanta-based production company, Fly Merchandise Enterprises, LLC (“Fly”), and Girvan Henry (“Henry”), have left Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan feeling “some type of way.” Dequantes Lamar, better known by his stage name “Rich Homie Quan” (“Quan”), filed suit in the […]
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