So long Meowme

Yesterday we signed the papers saying that we would give up the Meowme name. Thus ending our noble, yet underfunded fight. I am not sure who let Del Monte register every name containing the word MEOW, but I would not be interested in being their friend.

We will now be known simply as Sleepypod. This will create a little confusion with the Sleepypod product versus Sleepypod the company, but not a much as if we chose a completely new name. Of course officially we are known as LaunchLab, Inc.; so all this is just trivia.

Who fights for the little guys?

After months of legal back and forth with Del Monte, we received a letter last week that said they were interested in reaching an amicable agreement. We just received a letter that details what they want and it is laughable. They will not pursue fighting us if we merely give up our trademark registration, drop our domain name and sell off our stock of Meowme labeled products by Jan 1, 2009. Their arrogance is beyond pity. I hope their grandmothers know what they are doing for a living. I think that they need a good tickling.

The saddest part is that we have to seriously consider caving in. The cost to fight them will be far more money that I have ever seen. The cost of giving in is merely my soul.

What refund?

Why!? It seems like this is just another example of government waste. A 1$ refund is not a refund. The cost of a stamp or the gas to get to the bank to deposit this check will make this refund disappear very quickly. And then there is the cost of printing and mailing the check to me. It is insanity, plain and simple. The question remains...will I ever deposit this check?