Mark Rice d/b/a Zoomania Games (“Rice”) asserts a complaint against Atico International USA Inc.; Atico International, Inc.; and Caremark PHC, L.L.C. aka CVS Caremark (“Atico”), asserting Lanham Act Trademark Infringement claims under 15 U.S.C. 1114(1) and 15 U.S.C. 1125(a), unfair competition under Georgia law, and seeking an accounting […]
As reported here, CTP Innovations recently filed patent infringement lawsuits against nine commercial printing companies. As alluded to in our prior post, the Printing Industries of America (“PIA”), a nonprofit trade association representing the printing and graphic arts industry, issued a notice denouncing the CTP actions and vowing to […]
Chanel, Inc. (“Chanel”), based in New York, brings this complaint in the Northern District of Georgia asserting counterfeiting and trademark violations against Sarah Janelle, several aliases, and d/b/a’s (“Janelle”), as well as 10 Does. Six United States Federal Trademark Registrations are alleged to have been violated: 0,626,035, 1,314,511, […]
Here is the second of two surveys of recent trademark cases filed in Georgia District Courts. Tory Burch Sues Alleged Counterfeiter On May 31, 2013, River Light V, L.P. and Tory Burch LLC (collectively “Tory Burch”), both based in New York, New York, filed suit against Golden Stella, […]
On June 28, 2013, CTP Innovations, LLC (“CTP”) filed nearly identical patent infringement complaints against nine commercial printing businesses. These complaints, filed in the Northern District of Georgia, allege that the companies infringe two CTP patents, U.S. Patent Nos. 6,611,349 (the ‘349 Patent) and 6,738,155 (the ‘155 Patent). […]
Ronaldo Designer Jewelry (Ronaldo) asserts copyright infringement, trade dress infringement, unfair competition and unfair trade practices under the Lanham Act, and unfair and deceptive trade practices under the Georgia Fair Business Practices Act against The Southern Link of Georgia, Inc. (“The Southern link”), John Does d/b/s New Dimensions, and […]
On March 12, 2013, Chief U.S. District Judge Julie E. Carnes, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, entered an order granting a motion to stay patent litigation brought against Defendant Diversitech Corporation (“Diversitech”) pending the conclusion of reexamination proceedings in the USPTO. Plaintiffs […]
In a prior post, we reported on an October 2012 right-of-privacy (right to publicity) lawsuit filed in the Northern District of Georgia by celebrities George Clooney and Julia Roberts against Kennesaw-based Digital Projection, Inc. (“DPI”), a seller of projectors and related items. With service of the summons having been waived […]
On February 21, 2013, Elite Dogstands Ltd. (“Elite”) of Harlow, United Kingdom, filed a complaint in the Northern District of Georgia against For The Earth Corporation (“FTEC”) of Phoenix, Arizona, and BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (“BJ’s”) of Westborough, Massachusetts, alleging causes of action for design patent infringement, trademark […]
The Northern District of Georgia is well-known for its heavy reliance on special masters in patent cases. A recent study indicated that, though it accounts for just 4% of patent cases filed nationwide, the Northern District accounts for over 11% of the patent cases in which a special […]
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