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US Marshals Haul Off One-Wheeled Skateboard in Raid at CES

posted by n1 on Saturday January 09 2016, @12:01PM   Printer-friendly
from the wanted:-wheelman dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

CES is full of wild sights, but you don't often see US Marshals raid a display booth.

On Thursday, gadget lovers were treated to the sight of federal law enforcement officials packing up a booth run by Changzhou First International Trade Co., which makes a one-wheeled skateboard called the Trotter.

The raid was prompted by an emergency motion for injunctive relief filed by California-based Future Motion, which makes a similar board that balances over a single wheel, imaginatively called the One Wheel. The raid was earlier reported by Bloomberg.

The Marshals' actions highlights tension at the country's biggest consumer gadget tradeshow over cheap knock-offs and copy cats. The annual Las Vegas tradeshow often features bargain basement tech that appears to closely resemble existing products, some of which are protected by patents.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 09 2016, @04:36PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 09 2016, @04:36PM (#287301)

    And of course said patents should be unenforceable even if transferred. Because our legal system always manages to intentionally create some sneaky backhanded gotcha.