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ORDER denying Plaintiffs'67 Motion for Partial Reconsideration.

Basically C-A Acquisitions Corporation still refused to be enjoined as party to the lawsuit.
Plus some mentions about delays in scheduling.

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depositions needed to be rescheduled to accommodate medical and family issues; and discovery deadlines were extended.

Also interesting to note this comment which obviously refers to the Kouri estate:
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Plaintiffs blame the delay in acquiring the rights on the law firm of Reed Smith, which was acting on behalf of the largest shareholders in Amiga, Inc., the seller.

And this acknowledgement about Amiga websites:
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Amiga’s intellectual property assets would have been promptly reported on the various Amiga-related news sites that have been following this case, thereby running the certain risk of inviting other bidders

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They know we are watching this show.

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Not just this "show", but also the trademarks. heh.

(1) Drews "suspended" opposition to the Cloanto filing for Amiga (euipo)

https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/017543752

(2) A letter went out from the registry regarding the Drews filing for Amiga to both Drews and Hyperion who had filed an appeal after losing opposition.

https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/017159377

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Odd.

Since I reported the correspondence information yesterday in the 2 links (above), all correspondence is now missing from both trademark filings.
The message for both reads:
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Just a brief summary of the main trademark "Amiga" in the U.S. (uspto) and Europe (euipo), since another status update was posted today.

In the U.S. (uspto) the Itec LLC objection to the Cloanto filing for "Amiga" = suspended
In the U.S. (uspto) the Hyperion Entertainment C.V.B.A. objection to the Cloanto filing for "Amiga" = suspended

In Europe the Drews objection to the Cloanto filing for "Amiga" = suspended
In Europe the Hyperion Entertainment C.V.B.A. appeal (after the objection to the Drews filing for "Amiga" was rejected) = Open

Source for last entry
To see the last entry go to "appeals", click icon left of the filing number, and go to "status history".

The entire Drews history is best seen by this document (note:clicking this link will download the .pdf):
https://euipo.europa.eu/copla/trademark/data/01715937/download/CLW/APL/2019/EN/20190430_R0412_2019-5.pdf?app=esearch&casenum=R0412/2019-5&trTypeDoc=NA

Basically this all means the only thing that matters is the resolution of the lawsuit. At that time there is to be notice sent to uspto and euipo as to resolution. After that there will no doubt be final status posted as to the above marks.

Until then, "Amiga" remains registered trademark (euipo) of C-A Acquisition Corporation as does "Powered By Amiga"

Any additions or corrections welcome.

Added: Just noting something missed in 2017.
https://www.boip.int/en/trademarks-register
Enter: "AmigaOne"

This Benelux registration took place after the filings and registration of "AmigaOS", "Amiga Forever", and "Workbench" by Hyperion Entertainment.
Apologies for missing this earlier.

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Newish lawsuit filed in May, 2019:

C-A Acquisition Corp et al v. Hyperion Entertainment CVBA

same with more info from Pacer

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Drews application for Amiga trademark (euipo) now officially 'refused'

Appeal closed.

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Recent activity with document link

more mainstream and brief

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In the U.S. (uspto) the Itec LLC objection to the Cloanto filing for "Amiga" = suspended

http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pno=91237599

15 05/14/2019 TERMINATED
14 05/14/2019 BD DECISION: OPP DISMISSED W/ PREJ
13 05/13/2019 W/DRAW OF OPPOSITION

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thanks for keeping up with developments

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Seems like Mike B. is taking some hits but I somewhat see this as the judges trying to give the underdog a fighting chance.

But that's just my opinion.

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Mike was naive. Hyperion is the sole entity licensed to develop from OS3.1 source code. Whether you call it OS4, OS5, or OS 3.1.4 - they would all be derived from OS3.1.

He'll be lucky if Ben doesn't counter with a lawsuit covering OS3.x.

It appears Cloanto owns some trademarks, and the right to vend outdated Amiga OS variants.

That actually gives Mike some useful assets.

Unlike Aeon, he could actually sell a computer carrying an Amiga logo, not just AmigaOne.

Now we need to pull this all together.
Bill Buck suggested to me a few months ago that it could still happen IF we all cooperate.

And BTW, he doesn't seem to hold nearly as much animosity toward Ben as many of you do.

No wonder Jens is leaving this market, rabid fanatics, no cooperation, and no generosity for difficult endeavors.

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And BTW, he doesn't seem to hold nearly as much animosity toward Ben as many of you do. No wonder Jens is leaving this market, rabid fanatics, no cooperation, and no generosity for difficult endeavors.

Implying that the community is ultimately responsible for two decades of charlatanism?

Gee, if they all just cooperated, everything would be super awesome once again.

All this fuss over a retro platform.

Its pure insanity.

The system is further behind mainstream, affordable options now than it has ever been.
Even things like x5000 are nothing more than retro. Insanely expensive, but retro and completely and utterly destroyed by systems that people now throw away in both software and hardware.

Not to say a person can't enjoy them still, but surely it's clear by now that there's no coming back? The systems, all of them, be it AOS3.x, AOS4.x, MOS, or AROS are clearly permanently delegated to the role of retro and will remain that way until the end of time. Most software can no longer even be ported, such is their archaic nature. All we have to look forward to is more retro software.
Thats fine, it can be fun, but how much are people willing to spend on that?

Seems the platform really is dead. Those that remain are just having trouble leaving the funeral

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by fishy_fis on 21-May-2019 19:52:24 All this fuss over a retro platform. Its pure insanity. The system is further behind mainstream, affordable options now than it has ever been. Even things like x5000 are nothing more than retro. Insanely expensive, but retro and completely and utterly destroyed by systems that people now throw away in both software and hardware. Not to say a person can't enjoy them still, but surely it's clear by now that there's no coming back? The systems, all of them, be it AOS3.x, AOS4.x, MOS, or AROS are clearly permanently delegated to the role of retro and will remain that way until the end of time. Most software can no longer even be ported, such is their archaic nature. All we have to look forward to is more retro software. Thats fine, it can be fun, but how much are people willing to spend on that? Seems the platform really is dead. Those that remain are just having trouble leaving the funeral

AMEN!

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Hyperion is the sole entity licensed to develop from OS3.1 source code.

Can you back up that statement? That is not my understanding of the settlement - it expressly did not override any existing agreements amongst the relevant parties.

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Whether you call it OS4, OS5, or OS 3.1.4 - they would all be derived from OS3.1.

The terms of the license allow for development based upon 3.1, branded as Amiga OS (whatever, now 4) for "the OS developed by Hyperion", not the OSes (plural) developed by Hyperion. Perhaps, had they branded it ("3.1.4") as e.g. "Hyperion OS", there would have been no (or likely a different!) legal dispute.

Hyperion walked, eyes open, into this mess, dragging everyone else into it with them.

Who knows what the court will decide, though.

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Can't argue with any of that, fishy_fis, except the funeral is more of a wake (in which the family feuds).

That's fine, but it's always a question of keeping the best and letting go of the rest...

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Who knows what the court will decide, though.

At any rate, Hyperion seem to be feeling pretty confident in the current court matters, one particular sign of this being the recent purchase of ReAction from the original authors. They wouldn't have spent the money if they felt they can't win.

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This is going on longer than Brexit. How much longer before we will know the out come of all this mess. Maybe they will ask for a extension so they can come up with a deal that both sides cant agree on LOL

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