Palm v. Hop-on, Palm Loses Legal Trademark Infringement; "Graffiti Wireless" Awarded to Hop-on by U.S. District Court
Wednesday July 18, 11:55 am ET
IRVINE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Jul 18, 2007 -- HOP-ON, INC. (Other OTC:HPNN.PK - News) announced today the Company prevailed on the motion against Palmsource, Inc in the long awaited decision for infringement on the "Graffiti Wireless" trademark in the Central District Court of California. Today, Hop-on has been legally permitted to continue the use of their "Graffiti Wireless" trademark, following the U.S District Court, Central District of California decision that Palm Source, aka Access Systems America, Inc., has in fact appeared to have violated both state and federal law. The failure to comply with the rules required by the jurisdiction has shown a direct violation by a major corporation against the small Irvine Company, which has finally been vindicated by the courts as being victimized by simple violation of basic court processes. Palm Source, aka Access America, Inc., was not available for comment in response to the decision that enables the Irvine-based company to begin calculating their losses caused by the defectively filed lawsuit.
Christopher Clark, Trial Attorney from Fingal, Fahrney & Clark, is known by the industry to challenge large corporations that believe they can prevail on market share alone. "The requirements for service of any federal lawsuit were not appropriately met by the plaintiff and I am satisfied that the injunction has been lifted so my client can proceed in this matter. The basic fact is now Hop-on can complete all, outstanding contracts with the trademark, which was previously ordered by the court as illegal."
Peter Michaels, President of Hop-on, stated, "I anticipated the court's ruling and I am unable to disclose our future litigation plans at this time, but am grateful that the court's decision has opened this path for our company and our loyal shareholders."
