Access Systems America v. Hop-on: Hop-on Comments on Ongoing Trademark Dispute.Hop-on Claims that Access Systems America Blocks Efforts to Let USPTO USPTO abbr. United States Patent and Trademark Office Settle Graffiti Trademark Dispute IRVINE, Calif. -- Hop-on, Inc. (Pink Sheets:HPNN) today announced that the company has yet to settle its ongoing trademark dispute with large Japanese conglomerate Access Systems America, Inc. aka Palm Source. Peter Michaels, President of Hop-on, notes that Hop-on won the right to use the "Graffiti and Graffiti Wireless" trademarks for mobile phones at the USPTO. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Michaels: "Access Systems America filed their Graffiti trademark in the same category as Hop-on at the USPTO and opposed Hop-on's trademarks, even though they were aware that Hop-on had filed its 'Graffiti and Graffiti Wireless' trademarks first. They were also aware that Hop-on was already selling mobile phones bearing the Graffiti and Graffiti Wireless trademarks in commerce. To Hop-on's knowledge, from the time Access Systems America filed their opposition they have not used the Graffiti trademark in commerce for mobile phones. "Here is yet another example of a foreign corporation coming in to the U.S., thinking that it does not have to abide by To stand to; to adhere; to maintain. See also: Abide our laws." Michaels contends that, rather than wait for the USPTO to resolve the "Graffiti and Graffiti Wireless" trademark disputes, Access Systems America went against normal industry practice and pursued a federal district court action on the same matter in hopes that Hop-on would not be able to financially bear the burden of the U.S. federal court system. Hop-on has decided to fight the dispute and plans to vigorously defend itself in the U.S. court system. Michaels stated, "It's been noted that Access Systems America has a pattern of infringing on other company's intellectual properties. This is not an isolated incident. For instance, Access Systems America lost a lawsuit with Xerox in excess of $25 million for violating a Xerox patent." About Hop-on, Inc. Hop-on, Inc. (Pink Sheets:HPNN) develops and markets wireless phones and accessories for emerging market and other domestic carriers and is best known for developing the world's first disposable cell phone. Currently, Hop-on is expanding into value-added services, like mobile gambling Mobile gambling refers to gambling done on a remote wirelessly connected device. These devices can include wireless tablet PC's, mobile phones and other non traditional mid-level networked comuting devices. Some online casinos and online poker cardrooms offer mobile options. and SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. wagering. Hop-on's exclusive software will allow users to stream live interactive feed from legal jurisdictions to play poker, blackjack blackjack, one of the world's most widely played gambling card games; also known as twenty-one or vingt-et-un. Despite contesting claims between the French and Italians, its origins are unknown. , roulette roulette (r  lĕt`), game of chance popular in gambling casinos, and in a simplified form elsewhere. In gambling houses the roulette wheel is set in an oblong table. and baccarat baccarat (bä`kərä', băk`–, Fr. bäkärä`), French card game formerly widely played in European casinos but now supplanted in popularity by chemin de fer. on personal cell phones.
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