IPC Settles Two Separate Trademark Infringement Lawsuits for Client Align Technologies Corp.2/11/2021
 IPC Attorney, Stephen Kepper, recently filed and successfully settled two separate trademark infringement lawsuits in the Eastern District of Louisiana for IPC client, Align Technologies Corp., a company specializing in employment management software services. Both lawsuits stemmed from the defendant’s use of the mark “ALIGN” for their respective employment management software.
The first lawsuit was against O.C. Tanner Company and in just over a month after filing, the case was settled on favorable terms to our client with O.C. Tanner, assigning their pending trademark application “ALIGN” and all the rights and goodwill associated with the application over to our client. The second lawsuit was against Workfront, Inc., a company that has recently been acquired by Adobe for $1.5 billion. Following both cases, O.C. Tanner and Workfront stopped using the “Align” mark for their respective software services. If you have questions relating to trademark infringement issues, the professionals at IPC can help! Give us a call at 504-322-7166. IPC is cheering on hometown hero, Leonard Fournette, a New Orleans native and former star running back for LSU football, as we tune in to watch his Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV on February 6.
In anticipation of Leonard's first Super Bowl appearance, IPC Attorney, Richard Sahuc, was honored to file an application on Leonard's behalf to register the trademark CHAMPIONSHIP LENNY for his exclusive use. Over the course of the Buccaneers' three playoff games, Leonard's outstanding play earned him the moniker "Playoff Lenny." But that nickname just doesn't quite fit now that he's helped lift his team to the Super Bowl. So go get 'em, Championship Lenny! The IPC team is rooting for you! If you have questions about trademarks, the team of professionals at IPC can help. Give us a call at 504-322-7166.  IPC Patent Attorney, Mark Melasky, successfully helped client, CollegeAD, a sports news service that primarily covers college football, obtain federal trademark registration for its mark. CollegeAD's News Feed is a subscription service that offers the most comprehensive news and information in the college athletics industry.
If you have questions about trademarks or would like to discuss ways to protect and grow your brand, contact our professionals at (504) 322-7166 for more information on how IPC can help.  Congratulations to IPC client, Gilded, on its new Continuous Security Offering, the Continuous Agreement for Future Equity (CAFE). Through the CAFE, Gilded investors receive digital tokens which may be transferred or converted to shares in connection with a specific event.
IPC attorney Adam Vickers represented Gilded, a blockchain and digital currency company, through the fundraising effort. Gilded offers a new type of digital investment through the CAFE that provides its investors with increased liquidity and other benefits not found in more traditional offerings. More information on Gilded and its CAFE offering may be found here. If you have questions related to laws governing online business, contact our professionals at (504) 322-7166 for more information.  IPC Patent Attorney, Mark Melasky, successfully helped client, Yeah Trees, a licensed arborist and commercial tree trimming service in New Orleans, obtain federal trademark registration for its mark. Yeah Trees is gaining local notoriety for its bold, extremely distinct orange trucks spray painted with skulls and crossbones.
If you have questions about trademarks or would like to discuss ways to protect and grow your brand, contact our professionals at (504) 322-7166 for more information on how IPC can help.  Congratulations to IPC Client Edge-Works! IPC Patent Attorney, Stephen Kepper, recently obtained a utility patent covering a holster accessory that allows ammunition magazine carriers to be mounted to the holster at various different angular configurations (USPN 10883796).
If you have questions about patents, contact our professionals at (504) 322-7166 for more information on how IPC can help.  Each year on New Year's Day, also known as Public Domain Day, a new batch of published works becomes free from copyright protection. This means works published in 1925 have now entered the public domain as a matter of law.
1925 was a spectacular year for the arts and literature, seeing the publication of classics like The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, along with music by Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, the Gershwins, and Duke Ellington. Many more can be found on NPR's list here. Many classic works published in 1925 are now free for anyone to use without a license. Have you created any works of art, music, or literature that might be subject to U.S. copyright law? If you have questions about U.S. copyright law, or how to take advantage of rights in the works you have created, contact our professionals at (504) 322-7166 for more information. |
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