Original sentence: , and that the in-game alien names to the first two games were never Atari's to sell.During the course of the lawsuit, Stardock trademarked numerous alien names from Star Control 1 and 2.In 2018, Stardock sued Paul Reiche III along with Fred Ford in Stardock Systems, Inc.Litigation ended at June 2019 when both sides reached a settlement that involved the parties exchanging honey for mead and the parties agreeing that Stardock has exclusive rights of the Star Control name with a list of alien names from the first two games being for the exclusive use for Reiche and Ford.Reiche and Ford asserted that Atari only owned the game name, marketing content and the new aliens in Star Control 3.Reiche,  for trademark infringement of the "Star Control" trademark
Edited sentence: In 2018, Stardock sued Paul Reiche III along with Fred Ford, who are the lead creators of the Star Control series, in Stardock Systems, Inc.Litigation has ended at June 2019 when both sides reached a settlement.Reiche, asserting that they had the right to use their characters, story lines, and races; after purchasing the rights to the "Star Control" trademark name from Atari, claiming their ownership applies to all supporting assets.Stardock then sued the lead creators to keep them from creating their own sequel to Star Control 2 (under a different name) as they called it a "true sequel to Star Control".The lead creators asserted that Atari only ever owned the name, and the supporting assets were never Atari's to sell.There are various counter-claims, such as Stardock not having the rights to sell Star Control 1 and 2 through Steam