Intellectual property

Purdue: Student inventors own intellectual rights

February 8, 2013
Associated Press
Purdue University is opening up intellectual property rights to student-inventors who make technological breakthroughs using university resources.
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Twinkies likely to survive sale of Hostess

November 19, 2012
Associated Press
Other companies are interested in bidding for at least pieces of Hostess because of the high brand recognition and $2.5 billion in annual revenue. Twinkies alone have brought in $68 million in revenue so far this year.
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Fishers company loses Marilyn Monroe court appeal

August 31, 2012
CMG Worldwide, an intellectual property licensing firm in Fishers, has lost a federal court appeal related to ownership of iconic images of Marilyn Monroe.
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Australian Gold sues to protect product name

April 11, 2012
J.K. Wall
Australian Gold LLC, the tanning salon products company led by Steve and Tomisue Hilbert, is in a trademark dispute with a Boston-based online retailer over the trade name Rue La La.
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Ball State skips on buying triple-x domain names

December 8, 2011
Associated Press
Unlike Indiana's other major colleges, Ball State University isn't trying to buy up possible school Internet domains names using a new suffix meant for pornography sites.
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Indiana University buys up triple-X domain names

December 5, 2011
Associated Press
Indiana University is acquiring 11 Internet domains names using a new suffix meant for pornography sites. Numerous colleges across the nation are taking similar measures.
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Lilly committed to China despite IP woes

November 21, 2011
J.K. Wall
Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. is one of several Western pharmaceutical firms that see China as a linchpin of growth in coming years, due to patent expirations and a slowdown in government reimbursements for prescription medicines in the U.S. and European markets.
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Lilly files suit over flea medication sales from Australia

November 11, 2011
Scott Olson
The Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical firm claims an Australian veterinary clinic is infringing on its Comfortis flea medication's trademark by reselling it to U.S. consumers online.
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Photographer sues French Lick resort over angels paintings

October 28, 2011
J.K. Wall
Pamela Mougin, a onetime Indianapolis photographer who now runs a studio in Colorado, filed suit this month against French Lick Resort & Casino for copyright infringement.
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Senate passes overhaul of patent system

September 10, 2011
Bloomberg News
The legislation would fundamentally alter the way patents are reviewed and mark the biggest change to U.S. patent law since at least 1952.
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Judge whacks claim that games infringe on Dillinger name

June 17, 2011
Cory Schouten
A federal judge has shot down a lawsuit brought by heirs of notorious bank robber John Dillinger over the depiction of the Dillinger name in video games based on the classic movie "The Godfather."
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Formstack stuck in suit by Oklahoma tech firm

March 23, 2011
Chris O'Malley
Online form builder says a lawsuit from Tulsa-based MacroSolve Inc. against it and three other tech firms is without merit.
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Purdue case highlights costs of defending intellectual propertyRestricted Content

March 12, 2011
J.K. Wall
A complicated legal case about trade secrets points up a down side to the success Indiana’s research universities have had turning their research into revenue: Large legal bills can eat much of the money.
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Ball State seeks leader to implement Innovation Corp. planRestricted Content

March 5, 2011
Chris O'Malley
Ball State University is conducting a nationwide search for a president to lead a not-for-profit it launched to boost the commercialization of the university’s intellectual property.
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Congress takes up major change in patent law

February 28, 2011
Associated Press
Congress has been trying for well over a decade to rewrite patent law, only to be thwarted by the many interested parties.
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Intellectual property theft rising quicklyRestricted Content

February 26, 2011
Bob Kronemyer / Special to IBJ
Filching ranges from crude to highly sophisticated, experts say.
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ChaCha sues Taiwanese company for trademark infringement

February 25, 2011
 IBJ Staff and Bloomberg News
Carmel-based ChaCha Search Inc., operator of an online question-and-answer site, sued Taiwanese company HTC Corp. for trademark infringement over the planned introduction of a smartphone called the ChaCha.
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Republic sues website operator over airline gift cards

December 6, 2010
Bloomberg News
Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings Inc. and its Frontier Airlines unit filed a trademark-infringement case against the operator of a website offering gift cards as consumer incentives.
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Phase 10 inventor folds in dispute over top-selling card game

November 22, 2010
Cory Schouten
The inventor of the world's second-best-selling card game has settled a lawsuit with Fundex Games, the Plainfield company that markets and distributes Phase 10.
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Purdue steps up efforts to halt illegal downloads

July 10, 2010
Associated Press
The Higher Education Opportunity Act requires schools to fight illegal distribution of copyrighted material and educate campus communities about the issue. Schools that don't comply risk losing their eligibility for federal student aid.
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NFL must face antitrust suits, U.S. high court rules

May 24, 2010
 IBJ Staff and Bloomberg News
The lawsuit involved the National Football League's agreement with Adidas AG's Reebok, which employs 950 people at a manufacturing plant on the east side of Indianapolis.
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Taft takes four patent lawyers from Bose McKinney

April 30, 2010
Scott Olson
The highest-profile addition is Jim Coles, a veteran lawyer who will co-lead his new firm's intellectual property practice.
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Local attorney sues Fundex over game royalties

March 29, 2010
A local lawyer who created the game "Chronology" alleges breach of contract, trademark infringement, use of a counterfeit mark, unfair competition, copyright infringement, trademark dilution and forgery.
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NCAA plans to battle counterfeiters during the men's Final Four

February 27, 2010
Scott Olson
A National Collegiate Athletic Association posse will be supplemented by local police officers in search of unlicensed T-shirts and other memorabilia.
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Lawsuit could bring NCAA financials to light

February 10, 2010
Anthony Schoettle
Lawyers for former UCLA basketball player Ed O'Bannon are promising to expose financial information about NCAA's licensing contracts the NCAA would rather keep private.
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  1. If a television station wants to improve viewership, get rid of the local blackout. I was born by the brickyard, and have attended 15 or more races. I have children now, I won't attend unless circumstances are perfect. As those with growing families know, they never are. I'm always impressed that upwards of 250,000 people attend the 500. However, as a growing, or, more apt, sprawling city, Indianapolis and its immediate suburbs count almost 2.2 million. Show the race live, let the venue get a kick-back on revenues, and open-wheel racing might have a fighting chance to be relevant again. Just in time for those tax-payer lights to make sense.

  2. John Moore, I too have had the same issue recently. A property next to my house was on the Land Bank and I was interested in purchasing. When I tried to contact Reggie, I got back emails that had nothing to do with what I asked about. Actually my latest response from him was on this past Friday. I had asked about how to buy the property and if it was still available. His response to me was to contact the mayor's office to get the schedule of his appearances. (???) Hopefully the city is able to do something to fix what this guy has done, it would be nice if they would take the properties back and sell them properly so land owners like me and you mother would have a fair chance.

  3. I too work in the industry, with over 25 years of experience and your political spin has probably nothing to do with any rebranding. "Let's dress it up" would have nothing to do with the government "telling us how and what to eat." Give it a political rest. And being a producer for a radio show doesn't mean you've been involved in advertising and branding for 30 years.

  4. Ms. Morris did not understand the ways of the business world, otherwise, like the IMS, she could have petitioned the State Legislature for a handout of State Funds for her charity work. Ms. Morris should consider becoming a state lobbyist for Lemonade Stand Operators.

  5. David Copperfield!

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