Letters Rogatory Denied in the Northern District
Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. denied plaintiff’s request for Letters Rogatory on Nov 15 in the Northern District of Georgia as untimely, dilatory, and unnecessary.
Patent Infringement Claimed in the Northern District for Decoding Audio and Video Frame Data
Sunflower Licensing LLC v. Mercer (US), Inc., Civil Action No. 1-99-cv-ga640 (N.D. Ga., Nov. 30, 2022) Sunflower Licensing LLC filed a patent infringement claim against Mercer (US), Inc., in the Northern District on November 30. The complaint alleges the Defendant infringes two patents claiming a method or apparatus […]
Georgia Bulldogs Granted Preliminary Injunction and Asset Freeze Against All 75 Defendants in Mass Counterfeiting Case
University of Georgia Athletic Association, Inc. v. Aiyun yu et al, Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-03818 (N.D. Ga., Sept. 22, 2022) On November 4, 2022, Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., granted a Preliminary Injunction as to all Defendants in a mass counterfeiting claim. The University of Georgia Athletic Association, […]
Patent Dispute over Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Launched in the Northern District of Georgia
Burkhard Wiggerich (“Wiggerich”), a German citizen residing in Arnsberg, Germany, commenced a patent infringement action against a Kansas limited liability Company, Blue-Chip Unmanned Aerial Solutions, LLC (“Blue-Chip”), on November 30, 2015 in the Northern District of Georgia. The complaint asserts infringement of United States Patent Number 8,238,128(the ‘128 […]
Guardian Accused Of Wrongfully Treating Humidifier Goo
K2 Concepts, Inc. (“K2”), a Georgia corporation, filed a patent infringement action on October 17, 2014 against Guardian Technologies, LLC (“Guardian”), an Ohio corporation, relating to United States Patent Number 7,422,759 (the ‘759 Patent), which is directed to a mineral-based antimicrobial product. The complaint alleges that K2 informed […]
Bushwacker Accused of Serial Patent Infringement of Hood Protectors
Lund, Inc. (“Lund”), a Delaware corporation with headquarters in Buford, Georgia, initiated a patent infringement action against Bushwacker, Inc., and Bushwacker Automotive Group, LLC (“Bushwacker), Oregon entities, relating to United States Patent No. 5,755,483 (the ‘483 Patent) entitled “Vehicle Shield Device.” Lund alleged that Bushwacker acquired molds used […]
EZ Products Seeks to Scrub Scrub Buddies Over Cleaning Cloth Design Patent
On May 8, 2014, EZ Products of South Florida, LLC (“EZP”), filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (“Dollar Tree”), a Virginia corporation. EZP asserts patent infringement of United States Design Patent No. D674,566 (the ‘566 Patent) for a cleaning cloth, which was issued on […]
Dollar Tree’s "Scrub Buddies" Cleaning Cloths Targeted for Alleged Design Patent Infringement
On May 8, 2014 EZ Products of South Florida, LLC of Boca Raton, Florida (“EZ Products”) filed a complaint against Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. of Chesapeake, Virginia (“Dollar Tree”), alleging patent infringement of United States Patent No. D674,566 (“the ‘566 patent”) for a “Cleaning Cloth.” The ‘566 patent […]
Mio Global Brings Suit For Infringement Against Smartmissimo’s “SMART mio” Athletic Monitoring Products
On April 11, 2014, Physical Enterprises, Inc. (“Mio Global”), a Canadian corporation, brought a trademark infringement action against Smartmissimo Technologies, PTE. LTD. (“Smartmissimo”), a Singapore corporation in the Northern District of Georgia. The complaint asserts international registrations and long term use of well-know Mio® marks, including seven U.S. […]
Judge Thrash Declines to Read in Limitations From the Specification in Dysphagia Treatment Patent Dispute
Fig. 7B of ‘873 patent On April 4, 2014, Judge Thrash issued an opinion and order construing a number of claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,725,564 (“the ‘564 patent”), 5,987,359 (“the ‘359 patent”), 6,104,958 (“the ‘958 patent”), and 7,280,873 (“the ‘873 patent”). The four related patents, owned by […]
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