Acceleron, LLC has filed another lawsuit asserting U.S. Patent 6,948,021 (“the ‘021 Patent”), now against defendant Dell, Inc., the second lawsuit filed on the ‘021 Patent in roughly the last 3 months. As previously mentioned in a September 5 post, Acceleron had sued Hitachi Data Systems Corporation in […]
As reported in our October 31 post, 3Form, Inc. filed a complaint in the Northern District of Georgia against Meridien Accents, Inc. alleging design patent infringement over certain decorative architectural walls. On November 12, 2012, the parties filed a Stipulation for a Permanent Injunction indicating that they have […]
A summary of recent patent case filings in the Northern District of Georgia is below. Pedicure Business Sues Former Partner Over Foot Tub Design Patent On October 23, 2012, Salon Spa Supply LLC (“SSS”) of Norcross, Georgia, filed a Verified Complaint for Injunctive Relief and Damages against Touspa, […]
The Northern District of Georgia is the forum for several new trademark and copyright disputes, which are summarized below: Huddle House trademark case removed from Georgia Superior Court On September 17, 2012, defendants Two Views, Inc., John Bartholomew, and Elizabeth Bartholomew (collectively, “Two Views”), all of Caswell Beach, […]
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 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 […]
Georgia IP Litigation 