The Awakend Zenith patent dispute was set to be decided at trial on March 28th, 2023.

Following a stipulation filed on January 2nd, a new November 2023 trial date has been set.

The main reasons behind the requested delay are defendant First Fruits Business Ministry
filing for bankruptcy
, and their filing of an amended second counterclaim. Both these events took place last October.

As per the January 2nd stipulation filing;

The current case management dates and trial date are not feasible in light of First Fruits Business Ministry LLC’s bankruptcy filing and the recently-filed Second Amended Counterclaim.

The stipulation proposed a November 13th trial date. A January 4th order set a November 14th trial date.

It should be noted that while the trial will have a significant impact on Awakend, the lawsuit is between formulator Tripharma (now Vietal Nutrition) and FFBM.

Pending resolution of the ongoing patent dispute, Awakend began
shipping Zenith out with a different formula
in November.

Update 31st March 2023 – 
On March 9th Tripharma and FFBM filed a stipulation requesting litigation be stayed for 90 days pending a potential settlement.

Later that same day the court granted the stipulation;

This action be stayed as between Plaintiff Tripharma, LLC, on the one hand, and Defendant/Counterclaimant First Fruits Business Ministry, LLC (“FFBM”), and its principal Co-Defendant Roger Catarino, on the other hand, for ninety days beginning on March 9, 2023.

Counterclaimant FFBM’s deadline to file a Third Amended Counterclaim be continued to ten days following the expiration of the litigation stay.

I’ll continue to check the docket every few weeks for a settlement update.

Update 4th July 2023 – 
On June 6th another sixty day extension was sought to “facilitate potential settlement”.

The motion was granted later the same day, extending the settlement deadline to August 4th.

🤖 Quick Answer

What caused the delay in the Awakend Zenith patent trial?
The trial was postponed from March 28th to November 2023 due to First Fruits Business Ministry's bankruptcy filing in October 2022 and their newly filed Second Amended Counterclaim. These circumstances rendered the original case management dates and trial schedule infeasible, necessitating a stipulation filed January 2nd, 2023.

When was the new trial date officially set?
Following the stipulation proposal of November 13th, 2023, a January 4th court order formally established the new trial date as November 14th, 2023, replacing the originally scheduled March 28th, 2023 proceedings.

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