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Tech Firm Looking for Fund Partners for RICO Lawsuit

A tech firm that ran through a tech-and-political scandal received help from federal investigators and the media to bring out evidence for a planned RICO and intellectual property litigation against several defendants.

The project is a program purposely made to recover damages, inform the public of any wrongdoings done, and to make sure small business and taxpayer crimes will not recur.

The firm’s patented intellectual property was looked over, as requested by the defendants, given to third parties without authorization, copied, and then utilized for worldwide distribution. Disclosure and federal information indicate the defendants spent millions of dollars of replicating and abusing the technology. They haven’t paid a single cent to the makers of the technology.

The defendants, who said they’re not part of any related groups, were linked to the same individual, a tech competitor, and a movement financier. The defendants flagged the plaintiffs to stop reporting any alleged wrongdoings of the defendant.

The XYG Group partnered with investors for over $1 million to fund the litigation that would hopefully lead to a $1 billion settlement

Lex Machina Brings Out Yearly Patent Litigation Assessment

Lea Machina unveiled its first yearly Patent Litigation Year in Review Report, which offer unique concepts regarding parties, law firms, patents, judges, and more. The report emphasizes the essential and frequent trends and progress in patent litigation last year, meticulously reviewed and compiled via a Legal Analytics platform. The platform allows legal professionals to create effective strategies, achieve case victories, and close business.

Ranging from the Supreme Court to tech companies, patents have been a normal part of the political and corporate scenery in the United States. Within this year, the U.S. Supreme Court will listen to the highest contributions of IP lawsuits in history. The patent cases of the district courts has increased since 2008, and verdicts such as Samsung-Apple have notoriously gained popularity with significant damages.

Regardless of the high number of litigations and arguments, there’s a lack of unbiased information on the trends and patterns regarding patent litigation in the country.

Lex Machina review raw information from EDIS and PACER and crafts info sets never before available on patents and legal professionals, ensuring consistency and fullness. The level of analysts lets Lex Machina to create dependable and rich metadata.

Unwired Planet Includes LG to Current Litigation

Unwired Planet Inc., recently announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, Unwired Planet International Ltd., which was founded based on the Republic of Ireland laws, included LG to the litigation filed in a district of Dusseldorf, Germany, publically announced on March 10^th of this year.

The litigation, initially made against HTC, Huawei, Google, and Samsung, included several German patents covering technologies necessary to wireless communications see in current mobile handsets and network apparatuses. This includes the utilization of 2G/3G/4G telecommunication standards and alert technologies behind the Android operating system.

The inclusion of LG to the list of companies isn’t expected to unfavorably influence the litigation expenses structure of Unwired Planet.

Unwired Planet, is an inventor of mobile internet and an intellectual property organization focusing mostly in the mobile telecommunications field. The company’s portfolio feature technologies that let mobile handsets gain internet access and allow mobile interaction. This involves 2G, 3G, and 4G technology including cloud services and programs.

At the Height of Prom Season, Dress Designer Sherri Hill Sues to Stop Knockoffs

Sherri Hill, distinguished and successful designer of high quality prom dresses and evening gowns, and Sherri Hill, Inc., have sued Let's Fashion, Inc., a Los Angeles-based manufacturer and wholesaler, for knocking off distinctive elements of nine of Sherri Hill's well-known dresses.  Let's Fashion is accused of distributing the infringing dresses to boutiques and retailers for sale to customers.  Widely acclaimed for her achievements in the pageant industry, Sherri Hill has designed gowns that have been worn with success by pageant winners and contestants including recent winners of the Miss USA® and Miss America® pageants.  Her stylish prom dresses have become instant hits, and are sold through hundreds of reputable retailers throughout the world.

The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles federal court by the New York-based brand protection law firm Gioconda Law Group PLLC, accuses Let's Fashion of copyright and trade dress infringement, unfair competition, as well as misappropriation of Sherri Hill's name under California law.  The Complaint specifically alleges that Let's Fashion has copied numerous distinctive and copyrighted bead and embroidery designs owned by Sherri Hill, and that employees at Let's Fashion are specifically describing them as Sherri Hill designs.  

According to papers filed in court, the lineup of infringing dresses that appear in the current Let's Fashion product catalog "illustrates the great extent to which the design elements on Let's Fashion's dresses are copies of Sherri Hill's legally protected design elements."  Approximately ninety percent of Let's Fashion's production is domestically produced and sewn in Los Angeles, but some of the more elaborate knockoffs are allegedly made in China.  In addition to a product recall, Sherri Hill is seeking unspecified damages, an injunction, corrective advertising, as well as a list of those retailers who are selling the infringing Let's Fashion dresses to consumers.

The Gioconda Law Group PLLC, One Penn Plaza, 36th Floor, Fashion Avenue and West 34th Street, New York, NY 10119, Tel: (212) 786-7549, Fax: (888) 697-9665, www.GiocondaLaw.com.

SOURCE The Gioconda Law Group PLLC