NewPoint Media Group, LLC (“NewPoint Media”), filed a complaint in the Northern District of Georgia seeking a declaratory judgment against Easy Intellectual Property Licenses, LLC (“Easy IP”) declaring that NewPoint Media does not infringe software electronic advertising copyrights of Easy IP or U.S. Patent No. 8,234,174, which published […]
On April 9, 2014, PlayNation Play Systems, Inc. d/b/a Gorilla Playsets (“PlayNation”) brought suit against Velex Corporation d/b/a Gorilla Gym (“Velex”) for trademark infringement of its Registered Trademark GORILLA PLAYSETS® – U.S. Registration No. 2,834,525, issued April 20, 2004. The complaint seeks cancellation of Velex’s GORILLA GYM mark […]
On February 11, 2011, Atlanta real estate and architectural photographer, Iran Watson (“Watson”), created a photograph of the Atlanta skyline that he entitled “Atlanta Westin Towers Twilight.” As alleged and shown in his complaint, Watson took the precaution of adding a digital watermark to the photo containing his […]
The following is a summary of recent copyright suits filed in Georgia: BWP Media Alleges Copyright Violations in Complaint Against Sandra Rose On December 13, 2013, BWP Media USA Inc. of Los Angeles, California (doing business as Pacific Coast News, hereinafter “BWP,” or “plaintiff(s)”), filed a complaint against […]
On August 6, 2013, Tensar International Corporation (“Tensar”) filed a complaint in the Northern District of Georgia asserting false advertising, Georgia Deceptive Trade Practices Act violations, and violations of Georgia statutory and common law relating to it geogrid product “TriAx®” against James Penman (“Penman”) acting individually or on […]
Georgia IP Litigation 