Press Release 2
Saturday, August 21, 1999 2:04 AM
Subject: First amendment and CPC/Bestfoods

Rapidly breaking story.

A two generation battle has raged between CPC/Bestfoods and the family who created the Skippy character.  Frustrated with lack of justice in the courts, the current owner and daughter of the creator of the Skippy character put up a web site at www.skippy.com .  This site tells the story of how CPC/Bestfoods had attacked the rightful owners of the Skippy trademarks and wrestled rights to the trademark from them in 1986.

Mrs. Tibbets is a mid sixty year old widow whose husband died of a massive coronary as a result of previous CPC/Bestfoods actions.

CPC/Bestfoods has responded with crushing litigation in an attempt to rewrite history.  Yesterday they filed yet another motion with the court in the United States District, Court For The Eastern District Of Virginia, Alexandria Division.

The "Revised Order Of Contempt" tries to censor Mrs. Tibbets, but even more important tries to silence all critics with very broad language which reads:

"8. This Order and the order dated September 4, 1986, shall apply to Skippy, Inc., Joan Crosby Tibbits, and all persons acting on their behalf or in concert with them who have or are given actual notice of this Order."

The "Submission of Substitute Order of Contempt" motion states "It also appears that Skippy, Inc. and Ms. Tibbet's have engaged the assistance of others to spread their accusations against .  Therefore, Bestfoods has amended the Proposed Order of Contempt to extend to those who continue to act in violation of the Court's Order of September 4, 1999 after they have actual knowledge of it."

It is my view that CPC and the court have railroaded Mrs. Tibbets in the past and that they are again railroading her by not allowing her reasonable time to seek counsel.  Their latest complaints were delivered today and she is expected to respond by Monday 8-23-99.

For the record, I and the other activists who have brought this case to media's attention have no personal stake in the case except to see justice prevail.  To that end I am now calling for a boycott of all Bestfood products.  See www.Bestfoods.com.

More information, including copies of some of the previous court actions are posted at .www.rjriley.com/skippy/ (Now www.Skippy-SCAM.org). Feel free to call if you have questions.

This post was made by Inventor - Writer - Activist
Ronald J. Riley (810) 655-8830
President, Professional Inventors Alliance
http://www.PIAUSA.org/

Advisory Board President,
Alliance for American Innovation, Inc., Wash, DC
(202) 546-8700
E-mail  rjriley@rjriley.com

Personal page: http://www.rjriley.com/about-rjriley/
Views expressed are my own.

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