Bad Kitty, Bad! BRP files lawsuit against Cat.

[takethebounce]

"VALCOURT, QC, Dec. 15, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP), manufacturer of Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, today filed lawsuits in Canada and the United States claiming that Arctic Cat has infringed various Canadian and American patents for the revolutionary REV platform used in BRP's lines of snowmobiles. BRP claims in documents filed in the Federal Court of Canada and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois that Arctic Cat knowingly used certain innovations protected by BRP's patents, without permission. BRP is requesting that Arctic Cat halt production of the infringing models, that it destroy those in stock, and is seeking monetary compensation for the infringement. "In recent years we have seen our competitors attempt to copy an increasing number of our inventions and designs," said Martin Langelier, vice-president, General Counsel and Secretary. "Innovation being at the core of BRP's strategy, we will not tolerate infringement of our intellectual property rights. We are, as a result, taking legal action to protect them." In 2002, BRP revolutionized the snowmobile industry with the introduction of a new platform, the REV chassis. This new chassis allowed the company's Ski-Doo brand to regain the number one position in the industry, a lead it has since maintained. Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP), a privately held company, is a world leader in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and marketing of motorised recreational vehicles. Its portfolio of brands and products includes: Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, Sea-Doo watercraft and boats, Evinrude and Johnsonoutboard engines, Can-Am all-terrain and side-by-side vehicles and roadsters, as well as Rotax engines. BRP products are distributed in more than 100 countries."



I found a link to the actual law suit and copy rights :

http://www.scribd.com/doc/75789652/Bombardier-Recreational-Products-et-al-v-Arctic-Cat-et-al​

 

[meatbag]

Hmmmmm, Meeyessssssssss. Very interesting

 

[Go-Vertical]

Oh oh somebody's in trouble! I wonder if it has to do with the perimeter frame?

 

[Unklsnomobile]

Does that make my new sled a Copy Cat?

 

[JaySimon]

Hahahahahahaha


Well, what does Maxwell have to say about this?

Personally, I find it halarious. Shitter being the raised costs of sleds if this goes through.

 

[underdog]

Interesting......

sent from a phone

 

[scrfce]

Wouldnt worry too much, lawsuits and $hit like this happens constantly. Itll be tied up in the courts till we re old, and fer u old guys...till ur 6 ft down.

 

[Bunn]

There will be a cash settelment outside the court room.Discussion between the two and an agreement to exchange some
R&D with each other.Just like GM and Chrylser have,GM and Honda, etc.....No big deal.I'm sure Actic Cat has something BRP
would like to have.

 

[knizer8hun]

according to an inside source BRP will yet again reinvent the sled for 2013

 

[JoHNI_T]

according to an inside source BRP will yet again reinvent the sled for 2013

we knew that... hahaha

 

[maierch]

There will be a cash settelment outside the court room.Discussion between the two and an agreement to exchange some
R&D with each other.Just like GM and Chrylser have,GM and Honda, etc.....No big deal.I'm sure Actic Cat has something BRP
would like to have.

Diamond drives and 15" wide tracks please!!!!

 

[confused?]

so if they win cat will destroy all their procross chassis meaning if i jump on a copy cat soon then it will be super rare.... jk yamaha is the way to go

 

[tukernater]

Diamond drives and 15" wide tracks please!!!!

good god NOOOO!I bet if you slapped a cat decal and a big monster energy decal on the XP they could sidehill it.lol

 

[Longhairfreak]

good god NOOOO!I bet if you slapped a cat decal and a big monster energy decal on the XP they could sidehill it.lol

Revoltionary! Are you kidding me.

 

[maxwell]

i hope i get an invite to the bonfire

 

[MATTIAC]

the new cats like trees more then the XP, so they must of made a few changes

 

[JaySimon]

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Hot topic this one.

 

[maxwell]

looks like only flatland sleds effected.

pretty typical. get 5 years behind..play catchup for 4 years. year 5 still cant do it so just copy 4 year old technology! then it starts all over again.

 

[T-team]

i hope i get an invite to the bonfire

Never seen a cat burn down before? WTF I though you rode lots? LIAR!

 

[Kyle91rs]

I dunno what the fuss is about.... It's not like cat took a rev chasis, stripped everything out of it, slapped an 800ho engine in it, and a cat sticker, and shot it out the production line. I said the same thing when I got on my new proclimb, almost felt like a rev to an extent, but still...it's not. In no way. Maybe cat couldn't out-engineer brP, maybe they did use some of brps "ideas", or similar to it, who cares. Cat still has the best power plant on the market. Of course all the doo guys are gonna come out of the woodwork on this one and I'm sure us cat guys won't hear the end of it. I can see this thread getting locked out before this night is over lol...