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I still doubt this would fly even assuming they did this as soon as Palantir dropped as the first company. It would have been their best bet though. They are definitely too late now because precedent has been set with them not challenging Palantir or any of the followups for years.
And even if this is a valid lawsuit, the Tolkien Estate would be bled dry by the legal fees while Peter Thiel would not notice the expense. He'd likely end up owning the rights to LOTR at the end of the attempt.