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Battlefoam Foam Laser Cutting Patent Application Document
Battlefoam, an Arizona-based seller of laser-cut foam blocks for miniature transport sent an unusual lawyer letter to Sabol Designs, another seller of cut foam for miniature transport and storage. Click on the link for the full text, but it essentially asks Sabol to track all sales of all infringing products. This will allow Battlefoam to [...]
Palladium v. Trion Worlds Update: Mediation
The Palladium v. Trion World lawsuit took a surprise turn today with both parties filing a joint request to enter mediation. If approved, both parties avoid a trial. The judge has not signed off on the order yet, but since both defendant and plaintiff submitted the request, I think approval likely. The deadline for [...]
Battle Foam v. Outrider Hobbies Trademark Case–The Judge Ruled and the Case is Over
The New Hampshire court ruled today on the Battle Foam v. Outrider Hobbies trademark infringement case. For those coming late to this legal party, Battle Foam sued Outrider Hobbies claiming trademark infringement regarding their respective lines of custom cut foam blocks for miniature transportation. Today, the court dismissed the case against Outrider. As in the [...]
Palladium Books Files Counter Claim Against Trion Worlds And Requests a Jury Trial
I thought the ongoing legal saga between Palladium Books and Trion Worlds went on hiatus until the September court date. I was wrong. Palladium Books dropped some new filings on the California court today. There are many documents, but the two primary ones are a counter-claim document that seeks injunctive relief for Trion World’s alleged [...]
Trion Worlds v. Palladium Books Trademark Case Has A Start Date
That date is September 10, 2010. Looks like we have to endure a long summer of speculation and forum wars before the case even starts. Although, the long delay may give all the involved parties a chance to hash out a solution. (Pure speculation on my part. I have no information that negotiations between the [...]
Trion Worlds v. Palladium Books Trademark Counter-Suit
The lawsuit filed by Palladium Books against Trion Worlds over the “Rifts” trademark case is over. The judge dismissed it last week for lack of jurisdiction. This week we see movement on the counter-suit filed by Trion Worlds against Palladium Books regarding the same trademark in a California court. Trion argues that the trademark “Rifts” [...]
Palladium Books v. Trion Worlds Rifts Trademark Dispute–The Court Ruled…
In the ongoing saga that is the Palladium Books v. Trions Worlds trademark dispute, there is a major development. Over the past few days several motions appeared before the court, covering everything from outright dismissal for lack of jurisdiction from Trion to requests for discovery and restraining orders from Palladium. All of which took place [...]
Palladium Books v. Trion Worlds–There Were Settlement Talks
The “Rift: Planes of Telara” trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Palladium Books is moving right along. After yesterday’s ferocious response from Trion to the lawsuit, Palladium made another attempt at getting discovery documentation from Trion. Trion argued against discovery in an earlier filing. The list of requested items is interesting, but there was mention made [...]
Trion Worlds Responds to the Palladium Books “Rift: Planes of Telara” Trademark Lawsuit–Comes Out Swinging!
Trion Worlds, publishers of “Rift: Planes of Telara” responded in a filing to the “Rifts” trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Palladium Books. You can view the original Palladium lawsuit filing in my earlier post. I suggest you download that paperwork and take a quick look before reading the Trion response, as the Trion paperwork is [...]
