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 […]
On February 27, 2013, Tucker, Georgia-based Southeast Clinical Nutrition Centers, Inc. (“Southeast”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, against the Mayo Foundation for Education and Research (“Mayo Foundation”), alleging that the Mayo Foundation infringed Southeast’s service marks related […]
Eclipse IP LLC (“Eclipse”), which is used to being the plaintiff in a series of lawsuits asserting patents purporting to cover computer-based notification systems, has for the second time found itself a defendant over those patents. On January 25, 2013, FedEx Corporate Services, Inc. (“FedEx”) filed a declaratory […]
The plaintiff, Tatia Morsette (“Morsette”), acting as a representative of PM7 Entertainment Int’l, LLC (“PM7”) filed suit in the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, on January 2, 2013, against Chester A. Brewster (“Brewster”). Suit was originally brought in the Superior Court of DeKalb County, Georgia, on December […]
On November 30, 2012, Plaintiff Avion Pharmaceuticals, LLC (“Avion”), which claims to have an exclusive license to trademarks comprising the term PRENATE in whole or in part (“the PRENATE Marks”), filed suit for infringement against Lawrenceville, Georgia-based TherapeuticsMD, Inc. and Boca Raton, Florida-based BocaGreenMD, Inc. (stated to be […]
A summary of recent patent case filings in the Northern District of Georgia is below. Pedicure Business Sues Former Partner Over Foot Tub Design Patent On October 23, 2012, Salon Spa Supply LLC (“SSS”) of Norcross, Georgia, filed a Verified Complaint for Injunctive Relief and Damages against Touspa, […]
The Northern District of Georgia is the forum for several new trademark and copyright disputes, which are summarized below: Huddle House trademark case removed from Georgia Superior Court On September 17, 2012, defendants Two Views, Inc., John Bartholomew, and Elizabeth Bartholomew (collectively, “Two Views”), all of Caswell Beach, […]
Patent cases have been filed in fairly close succession to one another in the Atlanta Division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Each complaint contains allegations of willful patent infringement. UPS Sued Over Patent Relating to Method for Providing Notification of Express Mail […]
(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, […]
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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