Brown v. South Florida Assets & Operations LLC, Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-03106-MHC (N.D. Ga., July 13, 2023) A photographer has filed suit in the Northern District of Georgia for copyright infringement. Defendant, South Florida Assets & Operations LLC, operates a website selling new and used boats on the […]
Southwest Actors Conference, LLC v. Malinowski, Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-02653 (N.D. Ga., June 14, 2023) Plaintiff Southwest Actors Conference, LLC, files suit in the Northern District of Georgia for trademark infringement. According to the Complaint, Plaintiff formed Southwest and began using the mark “Southwest Actors Conference” in 2019 […]
August Image, LLC v. Ice Cream Conversations, LLC, Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-01992-MHC (N.D. Ga., May 2, 2023) No stranger to litigation, August Image, LLC, has filed suit in the Northern District for alleged copyright infringement. As an agency that represents contemporary photographers, August Image alleges that Ice Cream […]
Unique Sports Products, Inc. v. Yonex Corporation, Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-00590-MHC (N.D. Ga., Feb. 8, 2023) A Georgia-based sports products and accessories company has brought suit in the Northern District for trademark infringement. According to the Complaint, Plaintiff Unique Sports Products, Inc., has been selling tennis products since […]
PerDiemCo LLC v. NexTraq LLC, Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-00193-MHC (N.D. Ga., Jan. 13, 2023) A patentee has brought suit against an Atlanta-based fleet-management company in the Northern District of Georgia. In the Complaint, PerDiemCo LLC alleges NexTraq LLC infringes seven patents related to location tracking systems. According to […]
Bright Capture LLC v. Acuant, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-04975-MHC (N.D. Ga., Dec. 17, 2022). Three patents involved with receipt scanning and financial organization are at the center of a complaint recently filed in the Northern District of Georgia. The Patents, No. 8,693,070, No. 8,373,912, and No. 10,453,151, […]
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 […]
In what has already become news in the copyright community nationwide, the State of Georgia has launched a legal campaign against Public.Resource.org, Inc., a California non-profit corporation that dedicates itself to compiling, scanning, and publishing laws, codes, and rules from around the world. Photo credit: georgiajusticeblog.com The complaint […]
In votes held last night and last Thursday, the U.S. Senate confirmed four judicial appointees for the Georgia district courts, a welcome sight for the federal bench and bar. The Northern District in particular had been in need of new appointments, especially following former Chief Judge Julie Carnes’ […]
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