Two companies have filed a lawsuit over selling baccarat systems to casinos. Friday the attorneys for the Talisman Group LLC of Las Vegas filed a suit in federal court against the DEQ Systemes Corp. of Quebec, Canada.

DEQ Systemes Corp is a subsidiary of DEQ-USA Inc. of Las Vegas. Talisman states in the suit that it owns a method of playing baccarat that ‘eliminates the payment of commission’ aspect of the game. This method has been described as a way of speeding up play. Talisman states that their group adopted the method and has been using the EZ Baccarat and Dragon 7 trademarks in connection with their game. The Dragon 7 version has a side bet option.

The DEQ-USA owns a U.S. patent claiming a method of playing baccarat that also eliminates the payment of a commission. Back in 2006, Talisman said that their group and DEQ-USA agreed to jointly to market EZ Baccarat and split the profits made. The suit claims that DEQ Systemes filed trademark applications for registration of the EZ Baccarat mark in certain jurisdictions which includes the United States and Canada. Talisman claims they had no knowledge and they did not approve this move.

"Although defendants acknowledged Talisman’s rights in the EZ Baccarat and Dragon 7 marks and agreed to take remedial action, they have failed to do so. Instead, defendants are seeking to hold the EZ Baccarat marks hostage to extract concessions from Talisman," the suit charges.

The attorney for the DEQ-USA declined to comment on the allegations on Tuesday stating that settlement talks are underway.


- 2009-11-11