A Louisiana company 'Stellar Blade' sued PlayStation and developer Shift Up over the name

[Fenton]

The complaint, which has been viewed by IGN, was filed in a Louisiana court earlier this month by Stellarblade LLC and owner Griffith Chambers Mehaffey against Shift Up, Sony, and an unnamed insurance company that the plaintiff claims covers Sony Interactive Entertainment with liability insurance against the very allegations Stellarblade is bringing.

In the lawsuit, Stellarblade and Mehaffey claim that the Louisiana company has existed since 2010, providing "multimedia entertainment services" such as film, documentary, commercial, and music video production services. The lawsuit alleges that Mehaffey has owned stellarblade.com since 2006 and been using it in conjunction with his work since 2011.

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It's Stellarblade Versus Stellar Blade as Louisiana Company Sues PlayStation and Shift Up Over Name - IGN

Stellar Blade developer Shift Up and publisher Sony are being sued...over Stellar Blade. The plaintiff, a Louisiana-based film production company called, yes, Stellarblade, is alleging trademark infringement and claiming its business is being damaged by Shift Up's use of the name.

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[TrishaCat]

Rare Louisiana L

 

[arvfab]

Not a Sony IP, IF there is some trademark infringement, then Shift Up is the owner and only they would have a problem with it.

 

[Would_you_kindly]

Not a Sony IP, IF there is some trademark infringement, then Shift Up is the owner and only they would have a problem with it.

Shift up filed for a trademark of 'stellar blade' in January of 2023 this company didn't file for a trademark until June 2023 so there's no infringement

 

[Gediminas]

Shift up filed for a trademark of 'stellar blade' in January of 2023 this company didn't file for a trademark until June 2023 so there's no infringement

just trying to milk some money. how it should work? american will fly to Korea?

 

[Old Gamer]

Shift up filed for a trademark of 'stellar blade' in January of 2023 this company didn't file for a trademark until June 2023 so there's no infringement

Oh a trademark troll.

 

[mibu no ookami]

Ultimately you have a small company hoping to make a quick buck with a settlement.

It's an interesting case. Sony will probably push to have it dismissed and if it isn't, they'll settle.

They aren't in the same field and this business is clearly tiny as hell. There isn't going to be consumer confusion over this.

 

[shrike0fth0rns]

Rare Louisiana L

Rare?

 

[TrishaCat]

Rare?

There is little else in this world more wonderful than Louisiana cooking

 

[anonpuffs]

There is little else in this world more wonderful than Louisiana cooking

Everything else in Louisiana sucks though

 

[Zzero]

Everything else in Louisiana sucks though

Especially the skeeters! They love to suck.

 

[anonpuffs]

Especially the skeeters! They love to suck.

and the cockroaches...and the horse flies...and the termites...and the fire ants...and the fact that you melt in the summer and it's so fkin humid

 

[quest4441]

and the cockroaches...and the horse flies...and the termites...and the fire ants...and the fact that you melt in the summer and it's so fkin humid

At least you people have critters that are classifiable, Down under there is a whole new animal kingdom. Would gladly take cockroaches over the spiders and snakes

 

[MaxParrish]

At least you people have critters that are classifiable, Down under there is a whole new animal kingdom. Would gladly take cockroaches over the spiders and snakes

Why not both ?

 

[TubzGaming]