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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. [pullshow]I suggest you download that paperwork and take a quick look before reading the Trion response, as the Trion paperwork is [...]
Palladium Books v. Trion Worlds Lawsuit Update
Palladium Books received a response from the court today about Palladium’s request for a temporary restraining order against Trion Worlds for their use of the term “Rift.” Palladium argued that an upcoming computer trade show in Los Angeles(E3, I am assuming) appearance of Trion’s Rift game would damage Palladium’s trademark. The judge ruled against Palladium’s [...]
Palladium Books v. Trion Worlds Lawsuit Documents
Palladium Games, publishers of the “Rifts” role-playing game filed suit against Trion Worlds, publishers of the “Rift: Planes of Telara” MMORPG on May 7, 2010. Palladium argues that Trion is treading upon their “Rifts” trademark with the “Rift: Planes of Telara” name. As usual, here are the court filings and I will be posting updates [...]
Outrider Hobbies Responds to Battle Foam Motion to Dismiss Change of Venue Motion
Outrider Hobbies notified me today that they have filed a response to Battle Foam’s motion to keep the court case in New Hampshire. Outrider lays out the reasons why Arizona is the proper venue for this case, witness convenience, both parties in Arizona, Battle Foam has no significant operations in New Hampshire, among other assertions. [...]
Battle Foam v. Outrider Hobbies Lawsuit Update
Battle Foam filed a motion today in response to the motion by Outrider to move the case from New Hampshire to Arizona. The full PDF is available for download below, but the main thrust of the filing is that New Hampshire is the correct venue for the lawsuit and the court should ignore Outrider’s motion. [...]
Outrider Hobbies Responds to Battle Foam Lawsuit
Outrider Hobbies submitted a motion to the District Court of New Hampshire requesting either outright dismissal of the lawsuit brought by Battle Foam or moving the case to Arizona. The image below is from the motion. The supporting document attached to the motion outlines why Arizona is a better location for the trial; witnesses are [...]
Intellectual Property Attorney Discusses Games and Infringement
Tabletop Gaming News asked an intellectual property attorney some questions regarding intellectual property rights and gaming. Games Workshop and some of their activities is specifically covered. It is most definitely worth your time. Trask, The Last Tyromancer