In a recent post, we reported that Pedigo Products, Inc. (“Pedigo”) and its subsidiary OR Specific (“OR-S”) (collectively, “Pedigo”) filed suit on February 5, 2013 in the Northern District of Georgia against Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. and Kimberly-Clark Global Sales, LLC (collectively, “Kimberly-Clark”), alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. […]
In an order entered on February 5, 2013, the Northern District of Georgia adopted the Report and Recommendation of a Special Master concerning disputed patent claim interpretation issues. This marks the second time in less than a month that the Northern District of Georgia issued this type of […]
In an order entered on February 6, 2013, the Northern District of Georgia denied both a plaintiff’s motion to dismiss its own patent infringement claim and a defendant’s motion for summary judgment on its counterclaim for a declaratory judgment of patent invalidity (obviousness). In denying the plaintiff’s motion, […]
In an order entered on February 8, 2013, the Northern District of Georgia followed recent Federal Circuit precedent holding that the Supreme Court’s decisions in Twombly and Iqbal[1] apply to allegations of indirect patent infringement (i.e., inducement of infringement and contributory infringement). However, disagreeing with the defendant that […]
Who was “Jack the Rapper”? Answering that question requires a glimpse into a part of Atlanta’s history. Recent use of that name precipitated a trademark lawsuit and a motion for a temporary restraining order (“TRO”). However, the lawsuit may be short-lived, as an early exchange of settlement terms […]
Welcome to the Georgia IP Litigation Blog’s 100th post. Thank you for your continued readership and feedback!On February 5, 2013, Pedigo Products, Inc. (“Pedigo”) and OR Specific (“OR-S”), both based in Vancouver, Washington, filed a complaint in the Northern District of Georgia against Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., based in […]
BMI and 7 music publishers (collectively “Plaintiffs”) have sued a Rome, Georgia establishment, marking BMI’s third filing of a copyright lawsuit in Georgia in just three weeks. In a copyright infringement complaint filed on February 12, 2013 in the Rome Division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of […]
In a case that has already drawn considerable publicity, carpet giant Shaw Industries Group, Inc. (“Shaw”), of Dalton, Georgia, filed a complaint in the Northern District of Georgia against The Hershey Company, of Hershey, Pennsylvania, and Hershey Chocolate and Confectionary Corporation, of Wheat Ridge, Colorado (collectively, “Hershey”), asking the […]
A service mark infringement and cyberpiracy lawsuit has reappeared on the Northern District of Georgia’s docket. The Current Lawsuit On January 30, 2013, Smyrna, Georgia-based Travel Spike, LLC (“Travel Spike”) filed a complaint (“the January 30 Complaint”) against New York City-based Travora Media, Inc. (“Travora”), asserting several counts […]
“Almost five years ago,” explained an April 2012 Wall Street Journal article, “the computer and mobile-phone industries collided. Technological advances turned phones into minicomputers, complete with email, Web access and other features.” [1] Since then, according to that article, participants in the smartphone industry have been “engaged in […]
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