On August 26, 2013, YKK Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, and YKK (U.S.A.) Inc. of Marietta, Georgia (collectively, “YKK“), filed a complaint in the Middle District of Georgia against Velcro USA Inc. (“Velcro”) of Manchester, New Hampshire, alleging infringement of United States Patent No. 6,720,059 (“the ’059 Patent”), “Fastener […]
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, […]
In a prior post, we detailed a copyright lawsuit filed on January 22, 2013 by Broadcast Music, Inc. (“BMI”) and various music publishers against an establishment in northern Georgia. BMI and 11 music publishers (collectively “Plaintiffs”) have sued another establishment, this time in middle Georgia, marking BMI’s second […]
On September 24, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia issued an order dismissing a cyberpiracy claim under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (“ACPA”) asserted against a defendant corporation. However, the ACPA claim against individual defendants will remain in the case, at least for the time […]
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