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6/21/2022 1:21pm
6/21/2022 1:21pm
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11/6/2022 4:21pm
Heard a crazy rumor today at the track.
Husqvarna have patent on the plastic (fenders, sidepanels..) so no aftermarket companies are allowed to sell.
Anyone else heard about this ?
Husqvarna have patent on the plastic (fenders, sidepanels..) so no aftermarket companies are allowed to sell.
Anyone else heard about this ?
The Shop
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/25/91/f3/6fe1e74b349d3f/ES1…
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/18/0b/2b/22ce5f46f8ae5b/ES1…
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/9c/98/ab/bf9b29b6c689a0/ES1…
The patents are intended to protect features that KTM claims are original/their invention/their original designs/their specific application of these features.
We'll see. These things get sticky.
If someone has those features patented somewhere-else...that's recognized by the VERY many international-trade agreements...? Well, like I said, we'll see.
On the other-hand, they may be awfully damn tired of seeing China and others knocking off their stuff or...even in the after-market: selling replacement parts that infringe on what they believe is their "intellectual property".
The Husky "brand"...itself...as it applies to the motorcycles we ride that're made by KTM...itself...is a licensing agreement. So, at the end of the day, they're merely enforcing their branding rights which ARE exclusive and ARE something they should protect.
As mentioned above, it's to prevent knock-offs.
KTM haters won't understand, even as their own bike's brand does the same thing.
These clowns in China keep ripping off, again and again, and for some reason, people support them. Pure insanity. Great work from the KTM group in protecting themselves, but, sure the Chinese government simple don't care in copyright or intellectual property laws internationally, more of a worry, the buying public don't seem to either.
If you couldn't tell, this is a fake KTM, made in China.
That is unheard of for other OEMs.
If you didn't already see, Rtech released the 'Restyling' plastics kit a few weeks ago, a little taste of the direction plastics companies will be forced to go...
Everybody knows what the reason is: it looks like a KTM for one third or fourth of the price.
The same reason for which people buy a fake Rolex or a Chanel bag knockoff.
Pit Row
The AliExpress FOX gear... What gives them the right to steal all FOX's design teams work, effort, copy and sell. Fair? The guys are FOX are just like us, a bunch of blokes doin what they love. Think if you had your own product, you're proud... you get it to market, only to see someone make an exact copy, profit from your work, plus reduce your sales. KTM is just on a larger scale. Enough is enough.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
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