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Edge Games Stripped of Trademarks, Could Face Fraud Charges

By james_fudge

Edge Games, Inc. and Dr. Tim Langdell are having some serious setbacks today. William Alsup, the U.S. District Court judge (Northern District of California) that presided over the EA lawsuit, has ordered that depositions be taken related to allegations of fraud that were brought up by EA. Here's the entire text of the order (PDF):

"To ensure fairness to both sides, defendant Electronic Arts, Inc. shall make available for depositions next week any declarants — including counsel — whose sworn statements were relied upon to support its allegations of fraud on the United States Patent and Trademark Office by plaintiff Edge Games, Inc. and Dr. Tim Langdell. As with Dr. Langdell's deposition this week, these depositions would be limited to the alleged misrepresentations made to the USPTO regarding the asserted marks herein." Read More

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on October 07, 2010 (boomark / email).