A crossing of corporate swords of a kind has entered a new phase.

The dispute began this year when Lucasfilm Ltd., the company headed by George Lucas, the man who created the “Star Wars” movie franchise, felt compelled to use the force of the law and sent a cease-and-desist letter to a Hong Kong company called Wicked Lasers. Lucasfilm claimed that Wicked Lasers' Pro Arctic Laser resembled the lightsabers used in the “Star Wars” movies too closely.

“It is apparent from the design of the Pro Arctic Laser that it was intended to resemble the hilts of our lightsaber swords, which are protected by copyright,” said the letter, which Wicked Lasers provided to CNN. The letter called the Wicked Lasers product “highly dangerous” with the potential to cause blindness and other injury.

Wicked Lasers CEO Steve Liu said “most people” consider Lucasfilm's legal move “kind of ridiculous” and said this company “would never use” any comparison to the “Star Wars” weapon.

Wicked Lasers' responded by putting the cease-and-desist letter for sale on eBay, and according to published reports, sold it for $3,850.

That ought to provide at least a down payment on the services of a legal Jedi if the duel moves on to court.