H.F.A.W.H.A. meeting

[CumminsPusher]

Flathead lake Montana

 

[Admin]

 

[CumminsPusher]

Cheers Smellers

 

[100Acre]

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Go to Glacier NP

 

[100Acre]

Cheers Smellers

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YER THAT DURN CLOSE!!!

 

[100Acre]

TAINT NAYBODY THAR

 

[The Green Goat]

 

[ToddACimer]

Has anyone been threatened with a cease and desist over a patent or more appropriately a provisional patent pending?


I made some cool reverse lights for my truck. Improved on several commercially available ideas and posted about it on a Facebook group. I did not make these to sell and I did not sell these but I did post parts and instructions how to build them for about 1/4 the cost of the commercially available parts. I was informed that any revenue generated from this idea was protected by patent and would be pursued legally if necessary.

I don't really have a plan to make more but where does the gray area start on this?

My parts on the truck vs the other guy. IMO using factory mounting holes that exist on every truck doesn't make this idea patentable and installing different lights in a similar tube doesn't infringe on the idea.

Either way, backing up is better now.

 

[Plumber32]

Has anyone been threatened with a cease and desist over a patent or more appropriately a provisional patent pending?


I made some cool reverse lights for my truck. Improved on several commercially available ideas and posted about it on a Facebook group. I did not make these to sell and I did not sell these but I did post parts and instructions how to build them for about 1/4 the cost of the commercially available parts. I was informed that any revenue generated from this idea was protected by patent and would be pursued legally if necessary.

I don't really have a plan to make more but where does the gray area start on this?

My parts on the truck vs the other guy. IMO using factory mounting holes that exist on every truck doesn't make this idea patentable and installing different lights in a similar tube doesn't infringe on the idea.

Either way, backing up is better now.

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Don't make money at it. Easy enough. But I understand they came out with a product and it took time and thought unless it's a complete scam. Kinda like figuring out how a shock company shims their shocks, and the exact spring they use. And telling the world. Lol

 

[P1K5Dave]

If you're not making money off it, they have nothing to say. They're probably just trying to scare you out of competing with them.

 

[ToddACimer]

If you're not making money off it, they have nothing to say. They're probably just trying to scare you out of competing with them.

I would agree with the scare tactic. I searched for more info about the company and the owner and found he licensed the product in 2022 to a larger company as patented but neither his company or the licensed company list a patent number.

I have enough other irons in the fire that I don't need to make more of these but it was fun to build a few sets

 

[GovtMule]

I would agree with the scare tactic. I searched for more info about the company and the owner and found he licensed the product in 2022 to a larger company as patented but neither his company or the licensed company list a patent number.

I have enough other irons in the fire that I don't need to make more of these but it was fun to build a few sets

I would send them a bag of dicks as a friendly response to their communication!

 

[JenElio]

I would send them a bag of dicks as a friendly response to their communication!

🤔.... and where might one find a bag of dicks?

....... asking for @Backwoods

NoMo!!!

 

[GovtMule]

🤔.... and where might one find a bag of dicks?

....... asking for @Backwoods

NoMo!!!

Amazon. Nomofosho but there are options there to send.

 

[Scoop]

Since their product mounts to the trailer hitch bar, send them an appropriate trailer hitch cover:

 

[Remington]

Cheers smellers!

 

[Rayger143]

Cheers!

 

[Rayger143]

Cheers smellers!
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[Remington]

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Its a good game! Wings are puttin er to em!

 

[Rayger143]

Its a good game! Wings are puttin er to em!

Canucks at 7.

 

[Remington]

Canucks at 7.

8-3 wings now. 30shots on goal so far!
They will be at 6 game win streak after tonight