Here is the first of two surveys of recent trademark cases filed in the Georgia District Courts. Franchise Operating Under New Name, but Using the Same Technique On June 25, 2013, SmallBizPros, Inc. d/b/a Padgett Business Services (“Padgett”), with its principal place of business in Athens, Georgia, filed […]
VitalStim, LLC (VitalStim), ESD, LLC (ESD), DJO, LLC ((DJO), and Empi, Inc. (Empi) filed suit on December 3, 2012, against eSwallow USA, LLC (eSwallow) asserting infringement of four patents: U.S. Patent 5,725,564 (the ‘564 Patent), U.S. Patent 5,987,359 (the ‘359 Patent), U.S. Patent 6,104,958 (the ‘958 Patent), and […]
On November 8th, 2012, Automated Facilities Management Corporation (AFMC), a Texas corporation, filed suit against Ventyx USA, Inc., a Georgia corporation with a principal place of business in Colorado, for the manufacture and sale of Ventyx’s “Ellipse” product, an asset management program which, according to the complaint, infringes […]
On October 3, 2012, Park Industries, Inc. (“Park Industries”) of St. Cloud, Minnesota, filed a complaint in the Northern District of Georgia against Eurostone Machine, LLC (“Eurostone”) of Atlanta, Georgia, alleging that certain corner saws imported and sold by Eurostone in the United States that are made overseas […]
What do hip-hop tracks, Christmas-themed works, and vampires have in common? Usually not much, but they are all subjects of copyright cases recently filed in the Atlanta Division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Three complaint filings occurred within three days of one another. Soulja Boy’s […]
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