Article: Guy's trademarks lawsuit settles for $1.3 million in federal court in Kansas City

At least one of the lawsuits over Guy's snack food brands is over.

A federal judge in Kansas City on Wednesday dismissed a trademark lawsuit over the brands after approving a settlement Aug. 27. FlyBy Capital, a company formed to buy brands including Guy's, Krunchees and Tortz, reached the agreement with the trustees for the bankrupt Heartland Snacks, the former owner of the trademarks, and its holding company.

Heartland Snacks had sold the rights to the trademarks to FlyBy Capital in December 2006 for $2.5 million, with $580,000 to be paid up front to Heartland and another owner and the rest to be paid in monthly royalties. But Heartland principal Mark Stisser transferred the brands back to ...

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