Is the Misti lawsuit over?

I think people were being cautious.  Now that the dust has settled and Tonic/THSP and SU! have a product that is different enough, from a patent standpoint, than the "pink one" you will see more YT-ers using other versions.  Vicky P and Nicole S are using the THSP.

Lol at "Misti lady's reign of terror"!

I haven't heard anything further since Tonic produced a new version. Hopefully we can put her nonsense behind us, and YouTubers can use whatever they want from now on.

I have both versions of the TH platform and the only thing I've noticed that is different is the upper corner. The ruler guides meet in one version and do not in the other.

I think I saw Cathy Zielske use the TH platform too. Or she mentioned it recently on her blog.

Interesting;)

What was happening to people using the MISTI in videos?

I was looking at some random crafting stuff on Amazon and saw in one review for the WRMK Precision Press that it was discontinued due to the MISTI's creator going after WRMK and Hampton Arts.

Was she also going after people using her products in how-to videos?!

I'm not sure about videos but she was going after people on message boards, including here. The threads here are plentiful if you do a search.

Well, that would make things interesting. And juicy! If that's the case, I can't help but think Ranger thought out the strategy while they were designing the stamp platform.

Not over:

"The litigation between My Sweet Petunia and Tonic Studios over alleged patent infringement continues. My Sweet Petunia, maker of the MISTI tool, is suing Tonic Studios over the Tim Holtz branded stamping tool that was announced at Creativation last year. After the first suit was filed by My Sweet Petunia, the tool’s release was delayed so it could be redesigned. After the new version of the Tim Holtz stamp platform was subsequently released by Tonic Studios, a second patent infringement lawsuit was filed in August by My Sweet Petunia. Current legal filings include motions to possibly merge the two cases into one proceeding.

The biggest fight in the case currently, however, is a motion still being fought over in which My Sweet Petunia is requesting an injunction preventing Tonic Studios from selling the Tim Holtz stamp platform until the case is decided. My Sweet Petunia is arguing to the court (in heavily redacted documents so numbers aren’t publicly visible) that the MISTI’s sales have experienced a “dramatic reduction in unit sales” and that My Sweet Petunia “stands to lose its entire business in the absence of prompt court intervention.” "

Aw, Petunia. I'm so sad. (not really - you pretended you invented the concept of a printing press - but you didn't. I hope the case is thrown out.)

www.scrapbookupdate.com/2018/01/12/update-facebook-instax-my-sweet-petunia-jobs-and-more/

ScrapsontheRocks You wrote a beautiful post. No hate from me. I agree with you on many of the points.

To this recent development topic-

I don't want to see her lose her business. I never have. I wanted to see her succeed. When I am playing on Instagram I always peek at the posts with the MISTI because I think it is a pretty platform.

This is the one industry I always admired how everyone shares. I know this is a Tim story but it is recent. Judikins Diamond Glaze is rumored to be struggling. Tim took their product and rebranded it. It was one of the hot picks at Creativation this year. Judikins can stay in business. This is why I always loved this industry. The companies work together and help each other.

Iliana has been in this industry a long time and she knows this. The decisions she has made just have been bad. Harassing forum members, bloggers, YouTuber's. Using a respected forum to throw her weight around. Lawsuits against people who would have been gladly to work with her. Sneaky religious quote branded on her product.

I am sorry her company is failing. I was hoping in time she would receive contracts to sell MISTI's in our brick and mortar stores. I am sure American Crafts or WRMK would have partnered with her but I bet they are like "NO EFFING WAY!" at this point. I know I would be.

I am not a legal expert. I have no law expertise. I am not touching all the legalities of this new lawsuit. The one thing I do know is this industry. I have known a lot of the people in this industry a long time. This is not a sue happy industry. Cricut almost imploded when they did it. I am going to be so hated for this but they were justified in a few of their complaints. The question us consumers all said over and over again. "Why did you not work with the individuals you are suing?" They did not listen until it was almost too late then they realized they should have listened.

Iliana can throw lawsuit after lawsuit all she wants. She needs to face she is losing sales because of her reputation. The consumers heard and they are hesitant to buy her products. Yes, if Tim copies her design then this needs to be addressed. I have said that before over here. At this point this lawsuit isn't about losing sales to Tim. This is about her reputation in the industry.

Personally for me, I wanted the MISTI. She has sizes that fit my needs. I like the pink. I don't want a religious quote on my product. Sorry, I am not trying to be a hater. I don't want any quotes on certain products and a stamp press would be one of them. I won't buy from her. I don't trust her. She has already shown me that she doesn't care about me as a customer or would provide good customer service. She is too busy suing everyone to worry about flaws on her own press. That should be her first concern. It is ok she has flaws on her press. All our tools have flaws. Take care of the flaws and stop showing your customers that you are first and we are last.

Yes!

She is a bully. if her business is failing, it's because she's spending all her dollars on legal fees. ]

I could be wrong, but I think I read somewhere that MSP does not have an international patent. The Tim platform was sold overseas; so is the Hampton Art version (which is absolutely a copy). And now Stampin Up is releasing one that is very much like the Tonic, but with an extra lid and set of hinges. If she starts messing with Stampin Up, I can't see it going well for MSP. 

I'm like amayalylac. When the Misti first came out, I wanted one. I thought it was priced awfully high for what it was, but I'd have been willing to pay it at the time. But back then, you had to find out when she had a batch ready to ship and be quick enough to jump on her website and get one. By the time she started putting people on a wait list, I was a bit more tentative. Then I found out about the religious quote and that some of the original ones were cracking and she wasn't providing much for support, and some of her supporters over at SCS were exhibiting almost cult-like behavior. Then she started with the lawsuit-threatening and I was done. Made my own with parts from EBay and the dollar store. Since then, I've purchased the Hampton Arts platform and the Tim Holtz platform - and the WRMK Letterpress platform (because it was on a really good clearance sale). None of them are perfect, but few of my tools are.

I think that Hero Arts is big enough that they aren't going to go out of business because they carry the MISTI, but I agree that it taints my perspective of them. Aren't Jennifer M and Lydia (from Splitcoast) both part of Hero Arts' design team? 

Although, perhaps with Hero Arts behind it, there will actually be some sort of customer service for the defective ones.