Ronaldo Designer Jewelry (Ronaldo) asserts copyright infringement, trade dress infringement, unfair competition and unfair trade practices under the Lanham Act, and unfair and deceptive trade practices under the Georgia Fair Business Practices Act against Golden Stella, Inc. (“Golden Stella”) and 99 John Does (reproducers, manufacturers, copiers, importers, distributors, displayers, […]
Charles Schwab & Company’s ad campaign exhorts viewers to Talk to Chuck® for financial advice. A plaintiff that sued Charles Schwab & Company in Georgia for patent infringement, however, will have to talk to Charles Schwab about its case elsewhere. Our August 23, 2012 post discussed three lawsuits filed […]
Assertions of copyright infringement, breach of contract, and tortious conduct appear in a 30-page complaint filed by and against LLCs and individuals all based in the Atlanta metro area. On November 20, 2012, Brightharbour Consulting, LLC, 3Lins, LLC, Alden D. Kent, and Hsi-Ming Lin filed a complaint in the Atlanta […]
(Updated September 13) The Northern District of Georgia docket has seen a flurry of intellectual property-related activity in the last two weeks. Below is a summary of recent filings: Vehicle Tracking Patent Suits On September 6, 2012, Telematics Corporation (“Telematics”) filed a complaint against CarrierWeb, LLC (“CarrierWeb”) of Smyrna, […]
On August 23, 2012, Mohawk Carpet Distribution, Inc. (“Mohawk”) filed a complaint against Horizon Home Imports, Inc. (“HHI”) for infringement of the registered trademark Horizon®, as used in connection with floor coverings. USPTO records name Mohawk as the current owner of U.S. Trademark Registration No. 1,422,031, for the […]
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia is but the latest litigation forum chosen by a patentee with a history of filing infringement lawsuits against other organizations in other courts. On August 17, 2012, Yonkers, New York-based Joao Bock Transactional Systems, LLC (“JBTS”) filed three lawsuits […]
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