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Inventor of hoverboard learns hard lesson on protecting patents

2 pointsby phoenixreaderalmost 3 years ago

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phoenixreaderalmost 3 years ago
The relevant patent infringement case Inventist, Inc. v. Ninebot, Inc. started in 2016, and the trial will not take place UNTIL 2023. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.courtlistener.com&#x2F;docket&#x2F;4411896&#x2F;inventist-inc-v-ninebot-inc&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.courtlistener.com&#x2F;docket&#x2F;4411896&#x2F;inventist-inc-v...</a><p>The inventor has not made any money from the invention, despite the US patent. Other links: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;technology&#x2F;2016&#x2F;jan&#x2F;08&#x2F;hoverboard-inventor-money-rights-knockoffs#:~:text=Someone%20was%20making%20lots%20of,few%20thousand%2C%E2%80%9D%20Chen%20said" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;technology&#x2F;2016&#x2F;jan&#x2F;08&#x2F;hoverboar...</a>. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;wadeshepard&#x2F;2018&#x2F;01&#x2F;31&#x2F;meet-the-inventor-of-the-hoverboard-who-lost-millions-to-chinese-counterfeiters&#x2F;?sh=29e1afd13c47" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;wadeshepard&#x2F;2018&#x2F;01&#x2F;31&#x2F;meet-the...</a>