 IPC represents the company that produces The Basketball Tournament, an annual basketball tournament where the winning team earns $1,000,000. For more information or to catch up on how the tournament is going, click the following link: www.thetournament.com.
 IPC Patent Attorney Stephen Kepper was recently elected as the Vice President for the Intellectual Property Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Stephen has served as Treasurer and Secretary for the past two years.
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IPC was recently recognized by The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as a recipient of the 2020 Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificate, which recognizes individuals and law firms that assist financially under-resourced inventors and small businesses seeking patents.
One of our Registered Patent Attorneys, Mark Melasky, has volunteered his time and resources to help make the Patent Pro Bono Program a success through his work with The Ella Project. The Ella Project is committed to providing tools, legal services and advocating for the cultural community. If you are interested in learning more about The Ella Project, click here.
If you have questions about trademark related issues, the professionals at IPC can help. Give us a call at (504) 322-7166
One of our Registered Patent Attorneys, Mark Melasky, has volunteered his time and resources to help make the Patent Pro Bono Program a success through his work with The Ella Project. The Ella Project is committed to providing tools, legal services and advocating for the cultural community. If you are interested in learning more about The Ella Project, click here.
If you have questions about trademark related issues, the professionals at IPC can help. Give us a call at (504) 322-7166
IPC's Ian Barras was recently retained as trademark counsel for the parent company of The Salad Station. IPC is now handling all of their trademark matters.
If you have questions about trademark issues, the professionals at IPC can help. Call us at (504) 322-7166 for more information.
If you have questions about trademark issues, the professionals at IPC can help. Call us at (504) 322-7166 for more information.
IPC recently obtained a big win in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Case No. 20-31233) securing an award of nearly $150,000 in attorneys’ fees for client Alliance for Good Government in its trademark infringement case against the Coalition for Better Government. In two previous appeals, the Fifth Circuit had affirmed the district court’s prior judgments: (1) that the Coalition infringed the Alliance’s trademark rights by copying the Alliance’s eagle logo; and (2) that the Alliance was entitled to recover attorneys’ fees because the lawsuit qualified as an “exceptional case” under the Lanham Act due to the Coalition’s litigation conduct.
When the Alliance was unable to collect its fee award following the second appeal due to the Coalition’s complete lack of assets, IPC attorney Rick Sahuc obtained a judgment from the district court holding Darleen Jacobs (the founder, president and lead attorney for the Coalition) personally liable for the fee award, even though she was not a party to the underlying lawsuit.
The district court agreed with Mr. Sahuc’s argument that the Lanham Act allowed the court to do so because Ms. Jacobs was personally responsible for the actions that made the lawsuit an “exceptional case” and for the Coalition’s inability to satisfy the fee award. The Fifth Circuit’s recent decision affirmed that judgment, which also included an increased fee award to account for additional attorneys’ fees incurred.
If you have questions about trademark related issues, the professionals at IPC can help. Give us a call at (504) 322-7166.
When the Alliance was unable to collect its fee award following the second appeal due to the Coalition’s complete lack of assets, IPC attorney Rick Sahuc obtained a judgment from the district court holding Darleen Jacobs (the founder, president and lead attorney for the Coalition) personally liable for the fee award, even though she was not a party to the underlying lawsuit.
The district court agreed with Mr. Sahuc’s argument that the Lanham Act allowed the court to do so because Ms. Jacobs was personally responsible for the actions that made the lawsuit an “exceptional case” and for the Coalition’s inability to satisfy the fee award. The Fifth Circuit’s recent decision affirmed that judgment, which also included an increased fee award to account for additional attorneys’ fees incurred.
If you have questions about trademark related issues, the professionals at IPC can help. Give us a call at (504) 322-7166.
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