Warmtone Corp. d/b/a WebWire (“Warmtone”) initiated suit in the Atlanta Division of the Northern District of Georgia on November 8, 2012, against Brittany Race (“Race”) for infringement of the registered mark “WEBWIRE” – U.S. Reg. No. 2,177,196. According to its complaint, Warmtone provides Internet marketing services promoting visibility […]
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 […]
(Updated September 13) The Northern District of Georgia docket has seen a flurry of intellectual property-related activity in the last two weeks. Below is a summary of recent filings: Vehicle Tracking Patent Suits On September 6, 2012, Telematics Corporation (“Telematics”) filed a complaint against CarrierWeb, LLC (“CarrierWeb”) of Smyrna, […]
A Las Vegas hotel operator has been sued by the owners of the HOLIDAY INN® brand for allegedly continuing to use certain Holiday Inn service marks in connection with its hotel after the termination of a franchise agreement. On August 31, 2012, Holiday Hospitality Franchising, LLC (“HHFL”), Six Continents […]
Hitachi, Ltd., which recently filed a patent infringement lawsuit over power tools (see our August 7, 2012 post here), has found its subsidiary, Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (“Hitachi”), on the receiving end of a new patent infringement suit over its “Hitachi Compute Systems.” On August 28, 2012, Acceleron, […]
On August 27, 2012, Ocean Aire Productions, Inc. (“Ocean Aire”) and Sarah Beliza Tucker, both of Florida, filed a complaint in the Northern District of Georgia against Choe’s Hapkido of Forsyth, LLC (“Choe’s Hapkido”), Maurice Murphy, and Jong H. Choe, all of Georgia, seeking injunctive relief and damages […]
On August 17, 2012, Ventura Content, Ltd. (“Ventura”), an Anguillan corporation, filed a complaint in the Northern District of Georgia against UGC Internet Ventures, Ltd. (“UGC”), a corporation organized under the laws of Cyprus, and certain unknown persons or entities (“Does 1-10”), alleging that UGC and Does 1-10 […]
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, 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 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 […]
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