October 2nd, 2013
(October 2, 2013) – Beginning in 2012, the Belgium dealer Optiteam BVBA and importer Nautisch Centerum Delfzijl – Tecinvest BV illegally imported Laser and Sunburst branded boats and parts, manufactured by Performance Sailcraft Australia, for distribution into Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxemburg. Nautisch Centerum Delfzijl is also a dinghy builder who with Orange Performance Sailcraft
June 17th, 2013
Laser builder LaserPerformance has submitted a response on June 12, 2013 to the complaint filed by Laser designer Bruce Kirby on March 4, 2013 in the U.S. Federal Court system, in which Kirby contends that the builder had failed to submit royalty fees owed to him. Kirby’s complaint also named the International Laser Class Association
May 17th, 2013
(May 17, 2013) – Bruce Kirby, Inc today asked the Connecticut Federal Court to issue a prejudgment remedy (“PJR”) against Rastegar and the Laser Performance (LP) Defendants. If granted in its totality, the PJR would prevent Rastegar and LP from use, disposal, and/or transfer of all production tooling, molds, and plugs for producing Kirby Sailboats,
May 10th, 2013
(May 10, 2013) – Bruce Kirby Inc. today filed the below petition to cancel US trademark registrations directed to both the word LASER and the Sunburst logo for boats. According to US Trademark Office records, these US registrations are owned by Karaya (Jersey) Limited based in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. Grounds for the petitions
May 7th, 2013
(May 7, 2013) – Bruce Kirby Inc. today filed a Petition to Cancel US Trademark Registration No. 3,459,524 for LASER. According to the records of the US Trademark Office, the trademark is owned by Velum Limited, a corporation organized under the laws of Antigua and Barbuda having an post office box address in Geneva, Switzerland.
May 2nd, 2013
One year has passed since the Laser SB3 was rebranded as the SB20 Class, and was launched by the newly
May 1st, 2013
The drama that is stirring within the Laser class, and now the U.S. Federal Courts, will be a prime topic
April 30th, 2013
(April 30, 2013) – Bruce Kirby Inc. today filed a First Amended Complaint in federal court against ISAF, Internationals Laser
April 28th, 2013
By John Harwood-Bee As I write this it is the middle of World Intellectual Property Day, which falls on the
April 25th, 2013
Bruce Kirby re-branded his Laser boat as the Torch, but could there already be a boat with that name? The
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