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by LukeShu
2971 days ago
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> Their suit claims 'damages' which are a large fraction of ... They have 6.3 billion revenue worth of pre-orders on the Nikola One. > A quick check of the side door patent ... "is not a non-obvious advance on what exists" It is a design patent, which covers non-functional ornamental design. Think of it as more similar to a trademark than to a regular patent. It doesn't have to be an advance on what exists, it just has to be aesthetically distinctive. |
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Yes, and their suit seeks $2 billion in damages - a large fraction of their lifetime revenue.
> It doesn't have to be an advance on what exists, it just has to be aesthetically distinctive.
Good point, my discussion of non-obvious was mistaken, and this probably does justify the wraparound window - it's not the first but it's a distinctive look. I'm still not clear on how the side door patent was granted, since it appears basically identical to designs in production many years ago, but it's not clearly unjustified.