Monthly Archives: September, 2020

Novus International Files Opposition to Proposed Trademark

Last week, Novus International, Inc., an animal health and nutrition company, filed an opposition to PowerPlant Foods Inc.’s application to register the trademark “NOVUS,”...

Firstech Sued For Patent Infringement for Vehicle Remote Start System

Omega Patents, LLC filed a complaint on Thursday in the Western District of Washington against Firstech, LLC for patent infringement alleging that the defendant...

Environmental Orgs. Challenge Approval of Mining Project

On Sept. 11, five environmental organizations filed a civil complaint in the District of New Mexico against the United States Bureau of Land Management...

Chicken Growers Claim They Were Harmed by Processors’ Anticompetitive Activity

A class-action complaint filed on Friday in the District of Colorado adds broiler chicken growers to the group of plaintiffs seeking relief from alleged...

SEC Charges Individuals with Cryptocurrency Offering Fraud

On Sept. 11, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it was filing charges against Atlanta-based individuals who allegedly perpetrated fraud in connection...

Biosynthetic Cannabis Producer Alleges Trade Secret Infringement

On September 10, Lavvan, self-described as a producer “of natural cannabinoid ingredients using its advanced cellular agriculture platform,” commenced a trade secret misappropriation...

City Claims Metal Recycling Plant is Polluting Water

The city of Aurora, Ill., filed a complaint on Thursday in the Northern District of Illinois against a metal recycling company and its owners...

Calif. Glyphosate Case Appealed to Ninth Circuit

A case surrounding a requirement to provide cancer warning labels on products containing glyphosate, including Roundup herbicide, was appealed to Ninth Circuit on Friday....