Judge Totenberg remanded the case brought by TransCardiac Therapeutics, Inc. (“TransCardiac”), against Ajit Yoganathan, Ph.D, Jorge H. Jiminez, Ph.D., Vinod H. Thourani, M.D., Emory University, Georgia Tech Research Corporation, and Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. (“Defendants”). The removal of this case from the State Court of Fulton County was […]
On February 26, Glock, Inc. (“Glock”) filed a 44-page complaint against Kent De-Hui a/k/a Kent Wu a/k/a Keat D. Wu a/k/a Kenneth Wilson, May-Fong Chu, a/k/a May Chu a/k/a May Fun Chu, a/k/a Mian Chu a/k/a Mary Schwarz, The Wuster, Da Wuster, Inc., Da Wuster Corp., Wuster & […]
Magistrate Judge Alan Baverman issued an order denying a counterclaimant’s motion to compel a more complete privilege log, and granting-in-part a motion seeking access to four deposition transcripts filed under seal in a related case. In a patent infringement suit between patentee Catch Curve, Inc. and j2 Global […]
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 […]
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, […]
TransCardiac Therapeutics, Inc. (“TransCardiac”), as a citizen of Georgia sued agents of the State of Georgia and their agents for contractual and tort claims on August 9, 2013, in the State Court of Fulton County. With the consent of the Georgia Tech defendants (Georgia Tech Research Corporation and […]
As reported here, Special Master Sumner C. Rosenberg undertook construing certain claims of United States Patent Nos. 7,950,384 (the ‘384 patent) and 8,282,390 (the ‘390 patent) pursuant to an Order of April 25, 2013, entered by District Judge Amy Totenberg. Plaintiffs Coprecitec, S.L., Copreci, S. Coop., and Mandragon […]
Lubin, SARL, takes on Rhinoceros Boutique and related individuals and entities in Trademark Infringement Action in the Northern District of Georgia. The verified complaint relates an intriguing story of the efforts to reestablish in the United States the brands one of the oldest active perfumeries in the world. […]
On July 31, 2013, Emerson Electric Co. (“Emerson”) of St. Louis, Missouri, Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc. (“Fisher-Rosemount”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emerson based in Round Rock, Texas, and Rosemount, Inc. (“Rosemount”), a wholly-owned Emerson subsidiary based in Chanhassen, Minnesota (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), filed a complaint in the Northern District of […]
Below is a survey of recent copyright cases filed in the Northern and Southern Districts of Georgia. Microsoft Windows On June 27, 2013, Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”), based in Washington, filed suit against VertexPC and its owner Peter Dapice (collectively “Defendants”), based in Buford, Georgia, alleging that the Defendants […]
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