North Atlantic Imports, LLC v. A&J Manufacturing, LLC, Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-02436-VMC, Dkt. 45 (N.D. Ga., July 3, 2023) Judge Victoria Calvert construed two claim terms for a patent directed to outdoor grilling. The Order in the Northern District of Georgia stems from a dispute between North Atlantic […]
Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A.S. v. Contour 5151 ONH, LLC et al, Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-02818-VMC (N.D. Ga., June 23, 2023) Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A.S. (“Louis Vuitton”) has filed suit in the Northern District of Georgia against Contour 5151 ONH, LLC (“Contour”) for trademark infringement. Louis Vuitton, a luxury […]
Tiernan v. Wonders Counseling Services, LLC, Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-028203-VMC (N.D. Ga., June 29, 2023) A photographer has filed suit in the Northern District of Georgia for copyright infringement. Plaintiff registered a photograph in 2017 under U.S. Registration No. VA 2-077-777 (“the Photograph”). Dkt. 1, at ¶ 20. […]
Implicit, LLC v. The Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., and Home Depot Product Authority, LLC, Civil Action No. 1:22-CV-02476-VMC (N.D. Ga. June 6, 2023). Judge Calvert recently tackled another substantive patent issue in the Northern District of Georgia. In this patent infringement action, Plaintiff Implicit, LLC alleged Home Depot […]
Inchin’s Bamboo Garden Franchising LLC v. F3 Trading Company LLC et al., Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-02411-VMC (N.D. Ga., May 20, 2023) An Indo-Chinese restaurant franchisor, Inchin’s Bamboo Garden Franchising LLC (“IBGF”), filed suit in the Northern District against its former franchisees F3 Trading Company LLC, Arfan Ahmed, and […]
Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A.S. v. Westgate Discount Mall, Inc. et al, Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-01541-VMC (N.D. Ga., Apr. 11, 2023) French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton has sued the Westgate Discount Mall for “staggering” trademark counterfeiting involving merchandise bearing Louis Vuitton’s federally registered trademarks. “Louis Vuitton is the […]
Pure Earth Botanics, LLC v. Google LLC et al, Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-00787-VMC (N.D. Ga., Feb. 21, 2023) A business selling dietary and nutritional products intended for weight loss has brought suit in the Northern District. The Plaintiff, Pure Earth Botanics, sells weight loss pills under the registered […]
Epic Tech, LLC v. Pen-Tech Associates, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-02428-VMC (N.D. Ga., Jan. 18, 2023) Judge Victoria Calvert overruled the Defendant’s objection to a claim construction order in favor of the Special Master’s Report and Recommendation which found the Plaintiff’s gaming system patent was not invalid as […]
Wangs Alliance Corp. d/b/a WAC Lighting v. Lumien Enterprise, Inc., d/b/a Lumien Lighting, Civil Action No. 1:21-cv-05270-VMC (N.D. Ga., Nov. 22, 2022) Judge Calvert continues to dig in on patent infringement cases, tackling substantive patent issues and related issues, this time is a dispute in which a Georgia-based […]
Judge Calvert grants motion to dismiss with prejudice on § 101 invalidity grounds, reducing a fin tech patent to mere computerized underwriting.
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