The application for the trademark was apparently abandoned when the project failed. There's a link to the details in one of the other comments here.
The legal side of Gibson's protest certainly did not go beyond sending a cease and desist letter. People tend to overestimate how much money even successful science fiction authors make (unless one of their works hits big in Hollywood).
The OP's actions and remorselessly douchey recounting of them ought to be read in that light: Autodesk cost Gibson time and money and then the OP wrote a letter to taunt him about it. All credit to William Gibson for his amused tolerance of the situation, assuming that part of the story is accurate.
The legal side of Gibson's protest certainly did not go beyond sending a cease and desist letter. People tend to overestimate how much money even successful science fiction authors make (unless one of their works hits big in Hollywood).
The OP's actions and remorselessly douchey recounting of them ought to be read in that light: Autodesk cost Gibson time and money and then the OP wrote a letter to taunt him about it. All credit to William Gibson for his amused tolerance of the situation, assuming that part of the story is accurate.