Wildbill Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 How Canadian can you be Mitt Romney ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinental couch Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 The next thing that is going to happen is that Yamaha is going to sue Arctic Cat for it's patent for making the sleds heavier than sin.(TZ1 LXR) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white dragon Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 The next thing that is going to happen is that Yamaha is going to sue Arctic Cat for it's patent for making the sleds heavier than sin.(TZ1 LXR) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbill Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 HMMMMMMM Rider forward like the Nytro and the Polaris setup wonder why they choose Cat they must want something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Doo had to share their RER w/ Polaris because they copied the adjustable coupler design (or the intent of) that Poo was using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTC500 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Doo had to share their RER w/ Polaris because they copied the adjustable coupler design (or the intent of) that Poo was using. Didn't Doo also lose a lawsuit to Simons for copying their dual runner ski? Thus the invention of Doo's Pilot ski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvsledhead Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 After seeing the heavy slant the gazette puts on all gun related news, I wouldn't believe them if they printed the sky was blue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sedz Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 That was Blair Morgan! He could have won on anything! As for the XP chassis when it can out on the race circuit the running boadrs were collapsing! Wrong! When they started racing that sled in 2008 everything was breaking. Bent boards were the least of doo's problems! U can't tell me doo wasn't just holding that patent card until cat actually mounted a threat to their market share. I think this one is a propaganda campaign on doo's part...will probably just get dropped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cehyoopers Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I went for a ride in a ford,then a dodge and then a gm,,,,,if skidog makes this fly,look out world,lmao,,, This was posted in the Montreal Gazette. Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. filed lawsuits in Canada and the U.S. Thursday claiming that rival Arctic Cat Inc. infringed six patents on snowmobiles the Valcourt firm designed starting in 2003. In addition to unspecified financial and punitive damages, the Valcourt maker of Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles is asking that Arctic Cat cease production of the models in question and that it destroy the ones in inventory. The claim also asks to be reimbursed interest costs, legal fees and any “other relief as (the courts) may deem just.” The company claims that “Arctic Cat knowingly used certain innovations protected by BRP’s patents, without permission.” BRP spokesperson Pierre Pichette said in a telephone interview that “it would certainly (involve) thousands and thousands” of snowmobiles in Arctic Cat’s inventory. He said that BRP started noticing in 2007 that its rival, based in Thief River Falls, Minn., had “copied some of the patented (REV) technologies we had developed for the 2003 launch of our machines.” He said that the REV platform completely redesigned the position of the seat, the handlebar and the engine, and that the result was a hit with the snowmobiling public. “It was a fundamental change and it allowed us to regain the No. 1 position (in snowmobiles), which we’ve kept ever since,” Pichette added. Arctic Cat could not have come to a similar design through a natural independent evolution, he said. “Everything relating to the structure was changed, including a more forward posture for the driver.” The papers filed in court state that one of the patents is for “a particular snowmobile configuration in which the centre of gravity of the standard rider is closer to the centre of gravity of the snowmobile as compared to conventional snowmobiles.” Steering, foot-rest positions, seating for secondary riders and “a novel frame” are all issues of contention in the lawsuit. The improved ergonomics protected by the patents provide greater control and stability, enhanced performance and handling and better comfort, BRP argues, and were copied by its competitor “in deliberate and wilful violation of those (patented) rights.” The suit targets Arctic Cat’s 2007 Jaguar Z1 model in particular, but alleges that other models also violate BRP’s patents, including its 2008 Sno Pro 600 and TZ1 LXR. The infringements have continued to this day, the suit claims, including its 2012 models. Asked why BRP is only now suing its rival, Pichette said that “all this had to be studied (since 2007).” “We had experts and specialists look at this in depth. For us, it’s a clear infringement of our patents and proprietary licences.” BRP filed the lawsuits in the Federal Court of Canada and in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. In a statement, BRP general counsel Martin Langelier said that “in recent years we have seen our competitors attempt to copy an increasing number of our inventions and designs. 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.” Arctic Cat spokesperson Kale Wainer and various managers in Thief River Falls and at executive offices in Plymouth, Minn., did not return calls seeking comment. BRP’s lawyer David Turgeon of lawfirm Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP said he could not comment further on the suit. BRP was spun off from Bombardier Inc. in 2004 in the midst of financial trouble and was taken private by Bain Capital, a U.S. investment firm founded by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Bain owns 50 per cent, the Beaudoin/Bombardier family holds 35 per cent and the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has the remaining 15 per cent. BRP also makes watercraft, outboard motors and all-terrain vehicl Read more: http://www.montrealg...l#ixzz1h0ZU7yl4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Didn't Doo also lose a lawsuit to Simons for copying their dual runner ski? Thus the invention of Doo's Pilot ski. Forgot about that . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossy Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Post #8 WildBill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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