turn, filed a trademark infringement suit in United States District Court of New Mexico against UFO and its owners. At trial and on appeal to the Tenth Circuit Creative Gifts' trademark claims were upheld, and all of UFO's counterclaims were rejected after UFO, which had been representing itself as a pro se defendant, was sanctioned by the court for abuse of discovery. The appeals court, noting that UFO had submitted a one-page opening brief with no citations to the record or discussion of the relevant law, commented in its ruling, "they have shot themselves in the foot." See also Electromagnetic suspension Electrodynamic wheel Magnetic bearing Electrodynamic bearing Spin-stabilized magnetic levitation References External links Levitron home page Spin stabilized magnetic levitation Online simulation of the Levitron (Java applet) American brands Magnetic levitation Magnetic devices Educational toys Articles containing video clips Tops