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St. Charles company accused of selling counterfeit ‘Cards Against Humanity'

<p>Cards Against Humanity game</p>

Note: This story originally appeared on the St. Louis Business Journal.

The “party game for horrible people” is accusing a St. Charles company of being even worse.
Cards Against Humanity, an irreverent card game that asks players to fill in intriguing blanks with outlandish answers, said Wednesday in a federal lawsuit filed in St. Louis that Skkye Enterprises has sold counterfeit versions of the hit game. The suit said that Skkye has sold the fake products through surfthemall.com, homeandbabystore.com and Amazon.

Surfthemall.com listed an address of 20 Triad South, Suite 300, in St. Charles. A call to a number listed on the site was answered by a man who would identify himself only as Brad. He said he is a partner in Skye Innovations, which primary sells pet products and does not sell counterfeit versions of Cards Against Humanity. Skkye Enterprises is not registered with the Missouri Secretary of State’s office, nor is Skye Innovations.

Homeandbabystore.com lists an address of 314 Stone Village Drive in Wentzville. A call to a separate number listed on that website was not immediately returned.

Real versions of Cards Against Humanity are sold through Amazon, cardsagainsthumanity.com and various retail stores, the suit said. It alleges copyright and trademark infringement, and asks the court to award statutory damages of up to $150,000 per copyrighted work infringed and up to $2 million for each counterfeited and infringed trademark. It also asks the court to order Skkye Enterprises to stop manufacturing or selling fake versions of the game, among other things.

Cards Against Humanity is manufactured by Ad Magic Inc., based in New Jersey. Cards Against Humanity LLC, with its principal place of business in Chicago, is the plaintiff in the suit. Cards Against Humanity LLC is represented by New York City law firm Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP.

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