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MODIFY: because of the assistance of several, my appropriate group has navigated a dismissal towards the lawsuit that is second prejudice. This week, a 3rd $10Million lawsuit showed up. Browse the story that is full:

I’m an architect by training that one day had a bulb moment. This minute led me to keep my secure and safe $120,000 each year work and profession to construct a online dating sites business we called Cheekd. I“did it right” by putting the trademarks, technology, and patents in place to ensure I was protected when I launched. In addition had lovers and strategists, and undoubtedly my grit that is own and as a foundation.

One of the best possibilities of my entire life arrived whenever I experienced the possibility to pitch my startup Cheekd on a bout of Shark Tank. But that time has additionally placed me personally within the cross hairs of somebody whom watched a re-airing of this episode. 2 yrs later on, that exact same individual known as me in a $1 million lawsuit that reported he “invented” the concept behind my business, while additionally accusing their previous specialist in identical lawsuit of sharing their so-called innovation beside me. The catch is the fact that the specialist and I also have not met and had never ever talked and didn’t understand of each and every other until this lawsuit. And regardless of this fact – and despite my having conceived of and commenced building the company before he also started therapy because of the above referenced therapist – it took over 10 months and $50,000 to obtain the situation in the front of a judge whom dismissed the lawsuit in a pre-trial seminar.

Right Back? Well right here’s where it gets crazier. The same individual whose case had already been thrown out less than one year ago, has now tendered a second lawsuit against me containing the same allegations because without reproach! Such is the Kafka-esque globe that I’ve discovered myself thrust into.

Therefore such as for instance a movie that is terrible keeps producing sequels no body ever asked for, he returned. This time around, the stakes skyrocketed into a whole new $5 million lawsuit against myself, my company and also the specialist. The suit also asked for inventor’s liberties to my patent! Further, he asked not just for a “cease and desist” purchase for Cheekd, also for our startup company spinoff Networkd, a Bluetooth networking software. Happily, the judge dismissed the $5 million claims, but I became nevertheless obligated to fight the creator liberties problem. I discovered myself once again fighting to safeguard all of that We do not have in order to save what is mine that I have created over the past 12 years by spending over $100,000.

After almost a couple of years and 7 months protecting my concept, my company and my patent in 2 back again to back lawsuits, Honorable Judge Englemayer directed the Federal Court of NY to enter judgement for the defendants (ME!) also to “shut this instance” as “no reasonable juror may find that he’s eligible to be detailed as a joint inventor.”

Just a few months later on, the threequel arrived — a whole new $10 Million lawsuit in NYC’s Supreme Court for defamation {and all kinds of types of other frivolous claims.

From my conversations and investigations, it’s clear why these forms of frivolous legal actions are epidemic and also the most useful PR support, strategic advisors and board of directors cannot assist overcome. And even though a worker of an organization is protected, an individual who boldly follows their very own eyesight and chases unique ambitions is virtually unprotected through the absurdity of legal actions claiming that your particular concept just isn’t actually yours.

Even though plaintiff’s legal actions have efficiently damaged my company, please help me to continue steadily to fight this battle by donating what you could. While you might understand. I am your ex that never threw in the towel and never ever will. 100% of the things I raise is certainly going straight into fighting this instance until justice will prevail ultimately.

We appreciate you making the effort to read and ideally share my tale as well as your consideration in donating to my cause.

********Please no negative commentary as these types of reviews (the general public’s reviews) have actually added for me finding myself in this mess.*******