On November 2, 2012, D.H. Pace Company, Inc. (“Pace”) of North Kansas City, Missouri, doing business as the Overhead Door Company of Atlanta, filed a complaint in the Northern District of Georgia against AOD Group, LLC (“AOD”) and its principal owner and officer, Garrett Waldrop, both of Lawrenceville, […]
According to three consecutive suits filed on October 26, 2012 in the Atlanta Division of the Northern District, since 1998 Mark Rice d/b/a Games to Remember has been the purveyor of a board game for children 4 to 10 years old known as the FUNKY MONKEYS®, for which […]
Copyright troll.[1] Extortionist.[2] Predator.[3] John Steele has been called many things as he brashly wages a nationwide war against individual IP address owners on behalf of adult video production companies (or purported holders of copyrights in adult video content). None of the names have deterred him and, in fact, Steele proudly […]
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, […]
Very different factual and procedural backgrounds in two Northern District of Georgia cases led to the same result: denial of a motion brought under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) to transfer the action to another district court. Motions to Transfer Venue in the Eleventh Circuit A district court may transfer a […]
On October 3, 2012, Anvil International, LLC (“Anvil”) of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Mueller Water Products, Inc. (“Mueller”) of Atlanta, Georgia, filed a complaint against Victaulic Company (“Victaulic”) of Easton, Pennsylvania, in the Northern District of Georgia seeking a declaration that the claims of Victaulic’s U.S. Patent No. […]
On October 3, 2012, Park Industries, Inc. (“Park Industries”) of St. Cloud, Minnesota, filed a complaint in the Northern District of Georgia against Eurostone Machine, LLC (“Eurostone”) of Atlanta, Georgia, alleging that certain corner saws imported and sold by Eurostone in the United States that are made overseas […]
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 […]
What do hip-hop tracks, Christmas-themed works, and vampires have in common? Usually not much, but they are all subjects of copyright cases recently filed in the Atlanta Division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Three complaint filings occurred within three days of one another. Soulja Boy’s […]
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