A few tips worth considering:1. Do not describe pre-filing investigation documents as “corporate espionage.”2. Do not send internal e-mails instructing employees to “rob whatever we can from any good product ideas they have.”3. Do not pursue a claim for misappropriation of trade secrets when the product of your […]
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 5, 2013, Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr. of the Northern District of Georgia issued a Final Order of Contempt (“Final Order”), holding GCA Electronics, LLC d/b/a Unlockcellular.com and Gunawan Lie (“Defendants”) in civil contempt of court and sanctioning them $7.8 million, with interest, payable to the […]
Here is a survey of recent patent cases filed in the Northern District of Georgia. A similar survey of recent trademark and copyright cases will be published soon. Medical Device Patent Suit On May 23, 2013, Ivera Medical Corporation (“Ivera”), based in Carlsbad, California, filed suit against The […]
Acceleron, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company claiming a principal place of business in Atlanta, filed suit against Dell Inc., headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, alleging infringement of Patent No. 6,948,021 (the “’021 patent”), which deals with a hot-swappable server module in a computer network. On June 12, […]
Danish companies LEGO Juris A/S and LEGO Systems A/S (collectively “LEGO”) have sued a Georgia-based company that they allege is an ex-licensee that continued to sell LEGO-themed products after the expiration of a sell-off period specified in a licensing agreement. On March 20, 2013, LEGO filed a complaint in […]
This action for declaratory judgment centered on a planned movie, The Snow White Ladies of the Third Week (“Ladies”). Based on a decision issued on January 30, 2013, from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia,[1] it appears unlikely that Ladies will be coming to […]
On January 22, 2013, Kason Industries, Inc. (“Kason”), a New York corporation based in Newnan, Georgia, filed a complaint in the Northern District of Georgia against Component Hardware Group, Inc. (“CHG”), a Delaware corporation based in Lakewood, New Jersey, alleging that CHG is infringing United States Patent No. […]
On January 15 and 16, 2013, Yonkers, New York-based Joao Bock Transactional Systems, LLC (“JBTS”) filed complaints initiating the following lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia: 1) Joao Bock Transaction Systems, LLC v. Georgia’s Own Credit Union, No. 1:13-cv-0147- RWS, filed 01/15/13 […]
On December 21, 2012, plaintiff Brittni Pope filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against Orion Restoration, LLC and related parties (collectively, “Orion”), seeking a declaratory judgment of copyright ownership in certain works and remedies for copyright infringement. Ms. Pope alleges […]
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