The never ending Edgeventures of Tim Langdell

[JohnC]

I'm laughing at the very idea of Tim being lead legal counsel for Future. That would be a terrifying prospect for Future.

[Alex W.]

I'm laughing at the idea that someone's going to have to be an intermediary between two defendants who are so vehemently opposed to each other, one of whom thinks he's got the whole case figured out already. I'd like to be a fly in the wall on those meetings.

[Spacehost]

Langdell's continuing to file long, rambling texts arguing with Future, EA, and the USPTO, in spite of the case being frozen so no documents will be taken into consideration. Includes the famous last words "it is a common misconception amoungst attorneys that..."

Where would one gain access to such documents?

[Alex W.]

USPTO TTABVUE, just search for Edge Games as one of the parties.

[Spacehost]

I've got nothing since 2010.

[Alex W.]

http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?eno=43&pno=92051465&pty=CAN&mode=frame

[Alex W.]

Three new Langdells today, including some intriguingly redacted and unredacted correspondence between Future's legal counsel and Tim Langdell. Presumably not something Future wanted in the public domain. Indicating (for example) that Future had an interest in encouraging Langdell to dispute EA's filings lest they interfere with Future's own Edge trademark. It would appear that EA and Future tried to negotiate some sort of settlement. Langdell then began to drag his heels resulting in some serious friction between him and Future over that "side-show", and worries that he was damaging their brand.

There's also a statement from Marvel quite unambiguously declaring that Langdell had nothing whatsoever to do with any of their comic books.

Langdell attempts to claim that the "Edge magazine" he doctored up was a real magazine that he published, because Future lacked the rights to publish such a magazine in North America (notwitstanding that the magazine has been on sale there for quite some time, which he also asserts).

[Alex W.]

Fun fact: Future's legal counsel shares his name with popular comic book writer, Mark Millar. Although he has the advantage of a middle name, "Falcon".

This is the file with the juiciest stuff, Langdell then resubmitted it without nearly as many fun exhibits attached:

http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-92051465-CAN-55.pdf

[SeanR]

isn't mark millar taking the piss out of langdell in exhibit J?

[Alex W.]

Presumably. I'd love to see the unredacted version.

[Alex W.]

Future responds:

http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-92051465-CAN-59.pdf

Apparently Langdell's responses were too late, and are far too long by USPTO guidelines. I'm mostly posting that there because I see Future's attorneys address him as Mr. Langdell in correspondence which tickled me somehow.

[Alex W.]

EA has switched its legal representation from Cooley LLP - who represented them in the court case - to one of its in-house attorneys.

[Xevious]

EA has switched its legal representation from Cooley LLP - who represented them in the court case - to one of its in-house attorneys.

Is this EA in the UK? They have a couple of new lawyers there who joined recently - it's quite possible that they've now got capacity whereas they didn't before.

[Alex W.]

EA in the US. The attorney in question was interviewed recently by some of the industry press, so they're probably new in the role. It might be that Langdellgate convinced EA to bolster its IP protection, which seems to be this attorney's specialism.

[roskelld]

It's been a long time since I updated the Chaos Edge site; but that's not to say that news about Langdell doesn't appear there.

http://chaosedge.wordpress.com/2011/06/16/you-thought-the-comedy-was-over/#comments

http://wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=D2011-0898

The Tournament of Roses Association v. Rose City Enterprises

The Response does not indicate whether this is the same Dr. Tim Langdell of Pasadena, founder of video game developer Edge Games, who has been involved in several highly publicized trademark disputes in recent years.

wtf?!?! That guy/

[Alex W.]

Incidentally the USPTO has not been convinced by Langdell's arguments that the trademarks can't be surrendered, or that he can be joint representative for Future and himself (not being an attorney, he can only represent himself). So things are back in the same spot they were after he was first ordered to surrender the marks.

[anders limpar]

Just had a look on LinkedIn to see what Tim's up to now. You'll shit bricks:

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tim-langdell/32/31a/574

[SeanR]

[roskelld]

That's not a surprise he's been a member of some spiritual church in LA for years now. I think his daughter is a reverend too.

Clearly the bible doesn't have anything bad to say about trademark trolling.

[Dudley]

Just had a look on LinkedIn to see what Tim's up to now. You'll shit bricks:

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tim-langdell/32/31a/574

I don't like playing the "Facebook friends" game but an industry "legend" of multiple decades..... 29 people willing to be seen to be associated with him.

[Spacehost]

I don't like playing the "Facebook friends" game but an industry "legend" of multiple decades..... 29 people willing to be seen to be associated with him.

For comparison, I have 85.

[Daley]

His trademarks in the US have finally been cancelled.

http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pno=92051465&pty=CAN&eno=100

Serial #: 74556730 Application File Registration #: 2219837
Application Status: Cancelled by Court Order (Section 37)
Mark: EDGE

Serial #: 74662343 Application File Registration #: 2251584
Application Status: Cancelled by Court Order (Section 37)
Mark: CUTTING EDGE

Serial #: 78208607 Application File Registration #: 3105816
Application Status: Cancelled - Section 8
Mark: EDGE

Serial #: 78807446 Application File Registration #: 3381826
Application Status: Cancelled by Court Order (Section 37)
Mark: GAMER'S EDGE

Serial #: 75077113 Application File Registration #: 3559342
Application Status: Cancelled by Court Order (Section 37)
Mark: THE EDGE

[Spacehost]

We need a new topic title then.

[SeanR]

how about

Edge edge edgitty edge, edgitty edgitty EDGE EDGE EDGE!

?

[Cthulhu Steev]

I hope this doesn't mean Bobby Bearing 2 is cancelled.

[smac]

We need a new topic title then.

[On the] EDGE of Oblivion?

[Not Thread Owner]

We need a new topic title then.

Change it to something more edgy.

[Alex W.]

There are so many multiple negatives involved in this train wreck that even I don't understand a lot of the documents any more.

[Alex W.]

Langdell's defence appears to have degenerated into the phrase "void on its face" over and over again, while EA and Future's remarks are best summarised by a sad trombone sound.

[Alex W.]

So now he's complaining to the California bar association about Future and Edge's attorneys and has lodged a lengthy conspiracy theory with the USPTO.