<s>
The	B-Application
Ant	I-Application
Commandos	I-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
TAC	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
designer	O
,	O
manufacturer	O
and	O
distributor	O
of	O
peripherals	O
and	O
accessories	O
for	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
based	O
out	O
of	O
Chino	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
flagship	O
products	O
are	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
corded	O
and	O
wireless	O
guitar	O
controllers	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
music	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
RedOctane	O
announced	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
The	B-Application
Ant	I-Application
Commandos	I-Application
alleging	O
unfair	O
competition	O
,	O
trademark	O
infringement	O
,	O
and	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
regarding	O
their	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
guitar	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Ant	I-Application
Commandos	I-Application
announced	O
a	O
counter	O
claim	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
filed	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
District	O
Court	O
for	O
the	O
Central	O
District	O
of	O
California	O
against	O
Activision	O
Publishing	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
RedOctane	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
alleging	O
that	O
Activision	O
and	O
RedOctane	O
copied	O
the	O
trade	O
dress	O
and	O
design	O
of	O
their	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
suits	O
were	O
settled	O
in	O
December	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
agreement	O
which	O
allowed	O
TAC	O
to	O
continue	O
selling	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
peripherals	O
.	O
</s>
