stephen sawall":6k778gr8 said:
..."Earlier this year, I had consulted with AXL and thoroughly enjoyed the experience of working with another manufacturer. In a surprise move, AXL offered to buy the trademarked VHT brand name and logo. They will now manufacture their own product under that name. The offer to buy was also an opportunity to rebrand the company under my name."...
More info came out on TGP today, but now the thread has been deleted. The court filings are public knowledge and available online. A forum member downloaded the documents and shared the info in the thread. In a nutshell, AXL alleges that they loaned VHT $150,000 and VHT put up their trademarked name as collateral. AXL alleges that VHT didn't repay the loan, so they filed a lawsuit to get exclusive rights to use the VHT name.
Sounds like a pretty shitty situation no matter how you slice it.