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 […]
On July 26, 2012, Yanmar America Corporation of Adairsville, Georgia (“Yanmar”) filed a trademark infringement action in the Northern District of Georgia against Huel Elliott and Elliott Farm Equipment of Gainesville, Georgia (“Elliott”). Yanmar alleges that Elliott sells or facilitates the importation and sale into Georgia of certain […]
On June 11, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion largely in favor of artist Daniel A. Moore (“Moore”) in a long-standing battle between Moore and the University of Alabama (“Alabama”) over Moore’s right to depict the Crimson Tide’s football uniforms on […]
On July 18, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued an order denying a petition for rehearing an appeal by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) concerning a “pay for delay agreement” between brand-name licensee Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Solvay”) and generic drug makers Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. […]
On July 16, 2012, The American Parts Company, Inc. of Kennesaw, Georgia (“TAPCO”) filed a declaratory judgment action in the Northern District of Georgia against Advanced Technology International USA, LLC of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (“ATI”). TAPCO alleges that in April of 2012, ATI sent a cease-and-desist letter contending that […]
On July 13, 2012, ARAC Experts, LLC of Georgia (“ARAC”) filed a declaratory judgment action in the Northern District of Georgia against Cedar Valley Exteriors, Inc. of Coon Rapids, Minnesota (“Cedar Valley”). ARAC alleges that Cedar Valley threatened litigation for alleged infringement of Cedar Valley’s federally registered trademarks […]
On July 11, 2012, Recognicorp, LLC of Round Rock, Texas (“Recognicorp”) filed a complaint for patent infringement in the Northern District of Georgia against CCP hf of Reykjavik, Iceland and CCP North America, Inc. of Stone Mountain, Georgia (collectively, “CCP”). Recognicorp alleges that CCP makes, uses, imports, sells, […]
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