He had already been a part of a plot by DreamWorks Animation to set in motion a summary judgment motion, and a federal judge had denied that, effectively moving his case, which claimed he had produced artwork similar to the characters found in the 2008 flick Kung Fu Panda, forward to trial.
At the time, the lawsuit was set to head to trial, and Gordon seemed at the outset to be in a pretty good position.
It seemed like a really strange move when Jayme Gordon had backed out of the lawsuit he had put together back in 2013.
He had also noted he had created the character in the 1990s and had even copyrighted similar artwork to the movie in 2000, prior to the DreamWorks film’s release.