*Crosses Fingers*

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Fantastic! :)
The best forum software is back!
 
February 27, 2013
Los Angeles, California

Grace+Grace LLP, a Southern California law firm of intellectual property trial attorneys, has secured an important victory for its clients XenForo Limited and founders Ashley Busby, Kier Darby, and Michael Sullivan in their long-running dispute with Internet Brands, Inc. and its vBulletin software subsidiaries.

After more than two years of litigation before a Los Angeles federal court and the English High Court of Justice in London, England, the parties have reached a confidential settlement agreement dismissing all of vBulletin Solutions, Inc.’s and Jelsoft Enterprises Limited’s claims.

Lead trial attorney, Michael Grace, stated, “We are pleased that the last litigation cloud has been lifted, so that XenForo can focus all of its resources on enhancing the features and functions of XenForo software. The Internet Brands litigations failed because of XenForo’s loyal customers, who supported XenForo’s dedicated, independent software development efforts over the past three years.”

Mr. Grace continued, “Today is a victory for competition in the marketplace. We’re delighted to have helped a small company like XenForo successfully defend itself and remain independent. The talented developers created XenForo software from scratch and have earned the chance to sell their software in the marketplace without further threats or false allegations. We believe that XenForo has a very bright future.”
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http://gracelaw.com/NewsXF.html

While Xenforo has lost a lot in time, energy and legal costs, XenForo is now free to continue development without further harassment. Its unclear if IB will pay anything to XF.
 
Slavik said:
Strongly suggesting that the settlement terms were very much in XenForos favor.

KAM will be unable to discuss it. So don't bother asking.

This confirms the case in the UK is also over.

And most importantly, XenForo remains with KAM, no transfer of property has taken place.
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I never had any doubt (especially on the latter point...) - but it is very nice to see it laid out bare like that. Thank you, Slavik.
 
Agreed. I just sent this to Grace.

"I’d like to take a moment to thank you for the work and representation you provided to the Xenforo team. It’s through your diligence, and effort that these gentlemen are allowed to continue providing excellent support and development for their customers.

Have a great day, and thanks again!"
 

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