Brp fined for copying cat

[doorfx]

Arctic Cat Awarded Triple Damages of $46.7 Million in Patent-Infringement Lawsuit Against Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. and BRP U.S. Inc. | Business Wire

 

[Bnorth]

Cool, now Cat can be an ongoing concern for another couple years.

 

[imdoo'n]

Wonder were that money will come from? Higher prices?


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[niner]

At least Cat didn't accept BRPs counter offer of cat using T motion on their sleds.

 

[doorfx]

This is just the first award there are several more still in the works

 

[Pistonbroke]

Better fire over some more transfer payments, eh?

 

[52weekbreak]

I had no idea the AC was in the personal watercraft business. What brand do they sell under and is it still in production?

 

[rightsideup]

I had no idea the AC was in the personal watercraft business. What brand do they sell under and is it still in production?

I thought they have been out of the pwc business long ago there product was non competitive

 

[snopro]

They have folded a few years ago.

 

[Cat401]

They have folded a few years ago.

like 1999 or so....I guess they still own the patent rights???

 

[snopro]

like 1999 or so....I guess they still own the patent rights???

Must be? Not an expert on Cats watercraft. Did they ever use the technology on their product before they folded?

 

[imdoo'n]

how long do these patent rights last for?

 

[youngpolarisguy]

According to the patents cat filed for one in 2002 and one in 2004 so after they quit making them i guess. If you go the end of the patent is shows the brp referenced it in one of theirs for a steer-responsive reverse gate

https://www.google.com/patents/US6793545

https://www.google.com/patents/US6568969?dq=6,568,969&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj3me7yvq_NAhUOw2MKHX_vDR8Q6AEIHjAA

 

[Cat401]

Must be? Not an expert on Cats watercraft. Did they ever use the technology on their product before they folded?

No idea about watercraft either

how long do these patent rights last for?

I think up to 20 years depending on patent type....I could be wrong

 

[imdoo'n]

Brp did the same to polaris , now cat, yamaha may be next. Oh well, not very creative


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[Phat Cat]

I had no idea the AC was in the personal watercraft business. What brand do they sell under and is it still in production?

Tigershark PWC. Made by AC.