January 28, 2013
Bloomberg NewsThinking that brothers Jim and John Harbaugh might go head to head in this year's Super Bowl, Roy Fox last year filed applications
to register “Harbowl” and “Harbaugh Bowl” as U.S. trademarks.
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December 29, 2012
Chris O'MalleyA trademark-infringement case brought against App Press LLC threatens to smother the tech startup in legal fees before it
reaches its potential.
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June 6, 2012
Chris O'MalleyAngie’s List Inc. alleges its trademarked name is being misused by a Colorado competitor to intercept people conducting
Google searches for the Indianapolis-based contractor-ratings service.
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April 11, 2012
J.K. WallAustralian 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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January 11, 2012
The order enables the Indianapolis speaker maker to disable the websites where the suspected knockoffs are sold and allows
it to restrain the funds of the accused.
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November 11, 2011
Scott OlsonThe 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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July 6, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinA Shelbyville manufacturer is seeking to cancel a trademark held by Tervis Tumbler Co., which built a $75 million business
around making double-walled plastic cups.
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June 17, 2011
Cory SchoutenA 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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February 26, 2011
Bob Kronemyer / Special to IBJFilching ranges from crude to highly sophisticated, experts say.
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February 25, 2011
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsCarmel-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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February 12, 2011
IBJ StaffFundex Games Ltd. has given up its rights to the game Chronology to settle a suit brought last March by local inventor Jane
Ruemmele.
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November 22, 2010
Cory SchoutenThe 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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March 31, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinIn an effort to crack down on knockoffs, famous handbag designer Coach Inc. has hit at least three local retailers with trademark-infringement
lawsuits.
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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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February 27, 2010
Scott OlsonA 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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February 27, 2010
Norm HeikensPractices are beginning to thaw along with other areas of the economy.
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February 5, 2010
Scott OlsonAs Super Bowl approaches, companies unaffiliated with the Colts avoid becoming victims of the NFL's strict trademark-enforcement
policies by supporting the team in generic fashion.
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December 31, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerTexas real estate consultancy sues local brokerage over rights to name they both share.
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October 10, 2009
IBJ StaffThe Mooresville-based company that owns John Dillinger’s publicity rights has made an “offer” of sorts
that the Godfather can’t refuse.
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July 21, 2009
J.K. WallIndiana-based Franklin College and Ohio-based Franklin University resolved their legal case last night, with Franklin University
agreeing to take specific steps in its advertisements to distinguish itself from Franklin College.
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March 16, 2009
Michael W.Four Indiana businesses have joined more than 100 major companies in an open letter to President Barack Obama, outlining what
they believe are weaknesses of patent reform legislation now before Congress and voicing concern about its potential economic
impact.
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March 16, 2009
Dan BootsMost intellectual property rights to catchy basketball trademarks belong to the NCAA.
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March 16, 2009
Rebecca BerfangerThe legal tussle between artist, Associated Press raises doubts about artists' drawing inspiration from the work of their
peers.
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January 5, 2009
Cory SchoutenThe man who created Phase 10 is suing to yank Plainfield-based Fundex Games' rights to make and market the popular card game.
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July 7, 2008
Peter SchnitzlerOn June 15, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, which represents more than 4,800 businesses around the state, filed a federal
lawsuit against the upstart Indiana Christian Chamber of Commerce. The complaint alleges trademark infringement, unfair competition,
counterfeiting and forgery.
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these guys only skill was to steal from other's hard earned savings.
I voted for him last time and it WAS the LAST time. He needed to to quit running around the world on useless trips, and giving our $$ away to sports teams. I'll vote for anyone but Ballard next time. BTW...we gave $40M to the Pacers and cannot even watch the games on TV.
For the people concerned about traffic, you should know that mixed-use projects (like the one being proposed), actually allows for and encourages more people to walk and bike, thereby mitigating additional automobile traffic. If we continue to design and build suburban-type projects in the City (i.e. automobile-oriented projects), we are not offering anything different from what the suburbs offer, which means we will continue to lose jobs/people to the suburbs. The reason Broad Ripple is somewhat successful today is that people want to live in a place that offers the convenience of being able to walk/bike to restaurants, retail, nightlife, the Monon, etc. Why would you not want to support a project that is complimentary to what already makes the area desirable? The real argument with this project should be its lack-luster design and layout, not the density.
It is unfortunate that there is a perception that celebrities validate an event. The Indy 500 stands on its own, especially for those coming in from out of town. It was always so disturbing to read the gushing descriptions of Ashley Judd threaded throughout the local coverage. Very happy that era is at an end.
Good ole' Obamacare. Thanks liberals and those who didn't bother to vote.