Editing Draxxus (section)

=== Introduction (2002) ===

Draxxus was introduced during a restructuring of the commercial relationship between Canadian paintball manufacturer Procaps and American distributor National Paintball Supply.

Procaps, established by [[Richmond Italia]] in 1998, had previously manufactured paintballs sold under the Diablo brand.

The arrangement was announced at the 2002 Mardi Gras Open, where Procaps displayed its existing Blaze, Midnight, Inferno and Hellfire paintballs in packaging without the Diablo name.[1]

The subsequent distribution agreement gave National Paintball Supply responsibility for distributing Draxxus paintballs, while the Diablo name returned to National Paintball Supply.

The agreement also covered distribution of [[V-Force]] protective equipment.[2][4]

On 29 April 2002, the companies formally announced their commercial alliance, establishing a distribution network serving paintball retailers and commercial playing fields in the United States.[4]

United States trademark records document commercial use of the Draxxus name on paintballs from May 2002.[5]