10 Biggest (And Weirdest) Lawsuits In Star Wars History

7. George Lucas' Force Powers Prove Too Strong For Jedi Mind

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Jedi Mind, Inc was a tech company that claimed to have developed a special kind of wireless headset, one that allowed users to play games and run software using the power of their thoughts - and nothing more.

Now, considering the company's name - and the fact that it sold products like "Master Mind" and "Jedi Mouse" - it was only a matter of time before Lucasfilm came knocking. Sure enough, that happened in August 2010, with Lucas and his legal troopers filing a $5 million trademark lawsuit against Jedi Mind, alleging that its products would cause "confusion in the marketplace".

As if to ward off any other potential infringers, Lucasfilm also touted a list of Jedi-associated characteristics it had a legal hold over, including Jedi robes, lightsabers, the power to levitate objects, and the ability to shoot Force lightning from the fingertips.

A short while later, Jedi Mind opted to change its name to "Mind Technologies, Inc", while completely ceasing use of the "Jedi" name. Probably for the best.

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