The following is a summary of recent trademark suits filed in the Georgia district courts:The Trade Secrets of Logistics Warehouse Solutions, Inc. (“WSI”) of Rochelle Park, New Jersey, filed suit against Platinum Circle Technologies, LLC, Platinum Circle Holdings, LLC, James Hamilton, Gregory Philman, Lamar Whitley, all of Alpharetta, […]
Earlier this year, Krush Communications, LLC (Krush) of Brandon, Florida filed a complaint against Lunex Telecom, Inc. (Lunex) of Duluth, Georgia in United States District Court for the District of New Jersey alleging patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, and tortious interference with business expectations. The case was […]
On August 2, 2013, Verint Systems, Inc. (“VSI”) of Melville, New York, and Verint Americas, Inc. (“VAI”) of Alpharetta, Georgia (collectively “Verint”), filed a complaint in the Northern District of Georgia against Interactive Intelligence, Inc. (“Interactive”) of Indianapolis, Indiana, alleging infringement of a host of patents generally directed […]
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, […]
Here is the first of two surveys of recent trademark cases filed in the Georgia District Courts. Franchise Operating Under New Name, but Using the Same Technique On June 25, 2013, SmallBizPros, Inc. d/b/a Padgett Business Services (“Padgett”), with its principal place of business in Athens, Georgia, filed […]
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 […]
Motions to strike testimony of Defendant’s Expert and Plaintiff’s rebuttal expert were denied by Judge Jones in this patent dispute over a interface technologies. Two paragraphs comprising 373 words described the intention of Defendants’ expert to provide testimony “about the history, evolution, development, and technical operation of … […]
On March 20, 2013, Lawrenceville, Georgia-based Essential Ingredients, Inc. (“EI”) filed a complaint in the Northern District of Georgia against California-based E. T. Horn Company (“Horn”). EI alleges that Horn, after having entered into a 2008 settlement agreement promising to stop using the term ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS GROUP or […]
Whitestone Marketing Group, LLC (“Whitestone”), sued ProGraphics Communications, LLC (“ProGraphics”), for federal and common law trademark infringement, false designation of origin and misrepresentation in commerce, false advertising, unfair competition, dilution, and misappropriation. Whitestone creates marketing campaigns for independent retail outlets based on commonality of products from a single supplier. The marketing program […]
On February 27, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division entered an order in a patent case: (1) denying the plaintiff’s motion to strike the defendant’s affirmative defenses; and (2) granting the defendants’ motion to stay the litigation pending reexamination of the […]
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