Sal Rosenberg Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 ourt Rules in Favor of Arctic Cat in Patent Litigation Brought by Bombardier Recreational Products BRP's patents at issue found invalid or not infringed Feb. 27, 2017-- Arctic Cat Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAT) today announced that the Federal Court in Canada has issued its trial judgment in favor of Arctic Cat in the longstanding patent infringement action brought against it by Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. At issue in the case were approximately 44,000 Arctic Cat snowmobiles covering model years 2007 through 2015. BRP had alleged that Arctic Cat's snowmobiles infringed 56 patent claims contained in four Canadian Patents. In its decision, however, the Federal Court found all claims in three of BRP's four asserted patents invalid by reason of the insufficiency of those patents' disclosures and their ambiguity. The remaining patent, directed to snowmobile chassis having certain pyramidal frame elements, was found not infringed. Michael Okerlund, Arctic Cat's vice president of legal affairs, stated: "Arctic Cat has great respect for the legitimate bounds of its competitors' intellectual property rights. That respect certainly extends to all competitors, including BRP. While we appreciate that reasonable minds may sometimes disagree – and obviously the parties disagreed here – Arctic Cat has long believed that its own innovative snowmobiles steered well clear of the legitimate bounds of BRP's patents." The suit was originally filed on December 15, 2011. The patents-in-suit included: Canadian Patents 2,293,106 (the "106 Patent"), 2,485,813 (the "813 patent"), 2,411,964 (the "964 Patent"), and 2,350,264 (the "264 Patent"). Ron Dimock and Angela Furlanetto of DLA Piper (Canada) and Michael Crinson of the Aitken Klee firm (Toronto) represented Arctic Cat in this matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Good thing BRP introduced that all new push button start thingy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 This is really gonna upset those boys over on DooTalk......again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Just now, racinfarmer said: Good thing BRP introduced that all new push button start thingy. What? I'm still hung up on those bitchin', wicked-cool adjustable carbides! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 7 minutes ago, Zambroski said: This is really gonna upset those boys over on DooTalk......again. Ask them what big races Doo has won this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 the heated taint warmer is my fave . u cant have a chilled brown dick hole after a day of butching it up with your butt buddy bob out on the trail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 :roflmao: Lots of Doo guys here. They're gonna getcha for dat one!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mileage Psycho Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 26 minutes ago, Zambroski said: This is really gonna upset those boys over on DooTalk......again. After Analer is done punching himself in the face he will trade in his Ski-Doo for a Polaris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, Zambroski said: :roflmao: Lots of Doo guys here. They're gonna getcha for dat one!!!! what slap me in the face with there neon glove with 3 product placement logos on it . oh the fear is setting in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 4 minutes ago, Mileage Psycho said: After Analer is done punching himself in the face he will trade in his Ski-Doo for a Polaris Are you saying he is going to get that surgery finally? Good for him! "They aren't chicks with dicks, they are dudes with boobs". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Mileage Psycho said: After Analer is done punching himself in the face he will trade in his Ski-Doo for a Polaris You cant blame the guy for not wanting to ride around with a spare jackshaft and other assorted spare parts tied to his sled while on tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I'm sure arctic cat came up with the pyramid chassis design all on their own. 10 years after skidoo was outselling cat 4 to 1... this is good news for cat. I don't know if they can go back to the firewater chassis after all this time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Anler said: I'm sure arctic cat came up with the pyramid chassis design all on their own. 10 years after skidoo was outselling cat 4 to 1... this is good news for cat. I don't know if they can go back to the firewater chassis after all this time... Maybe the judge couldnt remember back that far and showed mercy on AC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Butt hurt Canadians .............Making Artic Cat great again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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