Kenan L. Farrell, Attorney

Kenan L. Farrell, Attorney Intellectual Property and Business Law. Contact us with business, copyright, trademark, social media, entertainment law questions. http://www.KLFLegal.com

This lawsuit should serve as a warning to all businesses to go back and review old social media posts, checking for any ...
11/28/2023

This lawsuit should serve as a warning to all businesses to go back and review old social media posts, checking for any unauthorized photos, music, videos, etc. Old social media content is now being scanned by AI bots, even “watching” old videos, and a federal lawsuit could always be lurking.

An Indianapolis-based advertising agency is being sued for using a 5-second song clip in a promotional video posted on their page on March 11, 2016. The plaintiff, a musical group called t…

“If you want to go to war with a bunch of international billionaires, we’ll bury you.” Not a very nice message for the d...
06/20/2023

“If you want to go to war with a bunch of international billionaires, we’ll bury you.” Not a very nice message for the designer/builder of your new Fishers racing headquarters, but the quote gives you a good idea how and why this construction relationship went bad. See the blog post for more ugly details.

This lawsuit involves the design and construction of a new headquarters for Andretti Global in Fishers, Indiana. The Plaintiff is a construction company that had been contracted to design and build…

If you've been wondering what's going on in Indiana IP Litigation, get all the latest updates in this blog post.
06/15/2023

If you've been wondering what's going on in Indiana IP Litigation, get all the latest updates in this blog post.

Summer is almost here and several Indiana IP lawsuits are starting to heat up. Here are some of the most interesting updates from the previous month: Sears Authorized Hometown Stores, LLC v. Lynn R…

There's another UFC piracy lawsuit in Indiana, although with possible statute of limitations problems.
05/25/2023

There's another UFC piracy lawsuit in Indiana, although with possible statute of limitations problems.

A Burlington, Indiana pizza shop has been sued in the Northern District of Indiana over the alleged piracy of a UFC fight. The defendants are alleged to have aired a Conor McGregor UFC fight in the…

A whistleblower has shed light on a years-long EMT Exam cheating scheme in the Muncie Fire Department. All recent EMT ex...
05/18/2023

A whistleblower has shed light on a years-long EMT Exam cheating scheme in the Muncie Fire Department. All recent EMT examination results may need to be reviewed for public safety.

Here’s a lawsuit straight out of Bayside High School. The lawsuit involves a Muncie, Indiana Fire Captain who allegedly has been providing test questions to individuals before they take their…

May 2023 Indiana IP Litigation Updates
05/16/2023

May 2023 Indiana IP Litigation Updates

There were several interesting filings in intellectual property litigation in Indiana over the last month. Just one new lawsuit was filed and several lawsuits were dismissed, so we may have a short…

Chicago-based Buttermilk Café has filed a trademark lawsuit against Munster, Indiana-based Buttermilk Pancake House. Do ...
04/27/2023

Chicago-based Buttermilk Café has filed a trademark lawsuit against Munster, Indiana-based Buttermilk Pancake House. Do you consider the names to be confusingly similar? Have you eaten at either restaurant? Stay tuned for updates. https://indianaintellectualproperty.com/2023/04/27/buttermilk-cafe-vs-buttermilk-pancake-house-are-you-confused/

The plaintiff in Indiana’s latest trademark lawsuit owns three restaurants called Buttermilk Café in the Chicago metropolitan area, along with a federal trademark registration for BUTTERMILK …

I'm looking to forward to an Answer in this false advertising/trademark lawsuit for some explanation as to why the defen...
02/22/2023

I'm looking to forward to an Answer in this false advertising/trademark lawsuit for some explanation as to why the defendants behaved as if they owned the plaintiff's patented product.

Paint roller cleaners are the subject of the latest Indiana false advertising and trademark lawsuit. More specifically, the lawsuit involves the alleged behavior of defendants that held out a plain…

Freedom Mortgage (owner of subsidiary Roundpoint) is suing Freedompoint for trademark infringement. For its "combination...
02/17/2023

Freedom Mortgage (owner of subsidiary Roundpoint) is suing Freedompoint for trademark infringement. For its "combination" argument to succeed, how important is it that the consuming public is actually aware of the connection between Freedom Mortgage and Roundpoint?

The plaintiff in this trademark lawsuit, Freedom Mortgage Corporation, has been providing mortgage banking services using its FREEDOM MORTGAGE trademark since December 1992. Freedom Mortgage also h…

USA Football has sued USA Flag, a flag football tournament organizer, for trademark infringement in the Southern Distric...
02/17/2023

USA Football has sued USA Flag, a flag football tournament organizer, for trademark infringement in the Southern District of Indiana. The parties have a history of prior collaboration, but apparently a long-time disagreement over use of the "USA Flag" name.

USA Football organizes football training events for players, coaches, and officials. USA Football was endowed by the National Football League and the National Football League Players Association in…

Northwest Indiana Jewelry Stores Clash over Diamond Logos
02/03/2023

Northwest Indiana Jewelry Stores Clash over Diamond Logos

Since 1905, Albert’s Diamond Jewelers has been selling diamond jewelry in Northwest Indiana. In 2002, they adopted the logo seen below when they moved to their current location in Scherervill…

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