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Dunbar Cycles and Straitline Sued by Elka Suspension for patent infringement

Apr 1, 2011 at 10:29
by Dunbar Cycles  
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Shortly after the release of the new "Quicky Stiffy", we were instructed by Elka's lawyers that we were infringing on an existing patent the Elka Suspension has had for a few years. This is a copy of the email we received at 10:05 am this morning:
"Hello Gentlemen,

This email is to notice you that a legal injunction has been mailed out to you today.

We insist that you retract publicly and stop promoting your “Stiffy” product immediately, as it infringes on Quebec patent #4563-DFG-34755 owned by Elka Suspension. The publicity you are doing around that product also causes prejudice to our company so we are voiding your sponsorship contract, effective immediately.

Thank you for abiding to those instructions.

PATRICK TELLIER, MBA, MD, AOK.
Attorney at Law

ELKA SUSPENSION INC."

Here is what Greg from Straitline had to say:

"Dunbar Cycles and Straitline Components issued statements to announce a counter suit against Elka Suspension. Rob Venables of Dunbar and Greg Parish of Straitline commented “Just because Patrick Tellier (head of Elka’s legal team) cannot get a stiffy is no grounds for a frivolous lawsuit, I have had a stiffy long before any claimed patents were in place. Rob Venables also added that they will scale back the planned media campaign to allocate the funds needed to skin Elkas hide for slanderous public statements such as this."

With Both Parties not willing to back down for the ownership of the Quickie Stiffy technology validates the true value of this product.

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