Wham-O Holding, Ltd. (tom qab no hu ua "Wham-O") yog lub tuam txhab hauv paus hauv Carson, California, Tebchaws Asmeskas, nrog nws qhov chaw nyob tseem ceeb ntawm 966 Sandhill Avenue, Carson, California 90746. Tsim los ntawm 1948, lub tuam txhab tau mob siab rau muab cov khoom ua si lom zem rau cov neeg siv khoom ntawm txhua lub hnub nyoog thiab cov cim. Slip 'N Slide, thiab Hula Hoop, nrog rau cov khoom lag luam sab nraum zoov xws li Morey, Boogie, Snow Boogie, thiab BZ.
Lub Tuam Txhab Wham-O thiab nws cov npe tseem ceeb, Qhov chaw: Wham-O Official Lub Vev Xaib
02 Cov Khoom Siv thiab Kev Lag Luam ntsig txog
Cov khoom hauv nqe lus nug feem ntau suav nrog cov khoom ua si kis las xws li Frisbees, Slip 'N Slides, thiab Hula Hoops. Frisbee yog ib qho kev ntaus pob ncaws pob uas tshwm sim hauv Tebchaws Meskas hauv xyoo 1950s thiab txij li ntawd tau muaj koob meej thoob ntiaj teb. Frisbees yog ib puag ncig hauv cov duab thiab raug pov siv cov ntiv tes thiab dab teg ua kom lawv tig thiab ya saum huab cua. Frisbee cov khoom, pib txij li xyoo 1957, tau tso tawm ntau yam duab, qhov ntau thiab tsawg, thiab qhov hnyav, ua rau txhua pab pawg hnub nyoog thiab qib kev txawj ntse, nrog rau kev siv xws li kev ua si xws li kev sib tw ua haujlwm.
Frisbee, Source: Wham-O Official Website Product Page
Slip 'N Slide yog cov khoom ua si menyuam yaus teeb tsa rau ntawm qhov chaw sab nraum zoov xws li cov nyom, ua los ntawm cov khoom yas tuab, mos, thiab ruaj khov. Nws cov qauv yooj yim thiab ci ntsa iab muaj xim zoo nkauj uas tso cai rau cov menyuam yaus swb rau ntawm nws tom qab siv dej. Slip 'N Slide paub txog nws cov khoom lag luam daj daj classic, muab ib qho thiab ntau qhov kev sib tw tsim nyog rau ntau tus neeg siv.
Slip 'N Slide, Source: Wham-O Official Website Product Page
Hula Hoop, tseem hu ua lub zog hoop, tsis yog tsuas yog siv los ua ib qho khoom ua si xwb, tab sis kuj rau kev sib tw, kev ua yeeb yam acrobatic, thiab kev tawm dag zog. Hula Hoop cov khoom, pib xyoo 1958, muab hoops rau cov menyuam yaus thiab cov neeg laus rau cov tog hauv tsev thiab kev ua haujlwm txhua hnub.
Hula Hoop, Source: Wham-O Official Website Product Page
03 Wham-O's Intellectual Property Litigation Trends
Txij li xyoo 2016, Wham-O tau pib tag nrho ntawm 72 qhov kev foob vaj huam sib luag hauv Teb Chaws Asmeskas cov tsev hais plaub, suav nrog patents thiab cov cim lag luam. Saib ntawm kev sib hais plaub, muaj cov qauv zoo ib yam ntawm kev loj hlob ruaj khov. Pib txij xyoo 2016, Wham-O tau pib sib foob tsis tu ncua txhua xyoo, nrog tus lej nce los ntawm 1 rooj plaub hauv 2017 txog 19 rooj plaub hauv 2022. Raws li Lub Rau Hli 30, 2023, Wham-O tau pib 24 qhov kev foob hauv 2023, txhua yam uas cuam tshuam txog kev lag luam tsis sib haum xeeb, qhia tias qhov ntim yuav tseem nyob.
Patent Litigation Trend, Data Source: LexMachina
Tawm ntawm cov xwm txheej cuam tshuam nrog Suav tuam txhab, feem ntau yog tawm tsam cov koom haum los ntawm Guangdong, suav txog 71% ntawm txhua kis. Wham-O tau pib nws thawj qhov kev foob tawm tsam lub tuam txhab Guangdong hauv xyoo 2018, thiab txij li ntawd los, tau muaj cov xwm txheej loj hlob ntawm cov tuam txhab Guangdong txhua xyoo. Qhov zaus ntawm Wham-O qhov kev foob tawm tsam Guangdong cov tuam txhab tau nce siab hauv xyoo 2022, nce mus txog 16 tus neeg mob, qhia txog kev nce ntxiv. Qhov no qhia tau tias cov tuam txhab hauv Guangdong tau dhau los ua qhov tseem ceeb rau Wham-O txoj cai tiv thaiv kev siv zog.
Guangdong Tuam Txhab Patent Litigation Trend, Cov ntaub ntawv Source: LexMachina
Nws yog qhov tsim nyog hais tias feem ntau, cov neeg raug foob feem ntau yog cov tuam txhab lag luam e-lag luam hla ciam teb.
Tawm ntawm 72 qhov kev foob vaj huam sib luag uas tau pib los ntawm Wham-O, 69 rooj plaub (96%) tau foob hauv Northern District of Illinois, thiab 3 rooj plaub (4%) tau foob hauv Central District of California. Saib ntawm rooj plaub, 53 rooj plaub raug kaw, nrog 30 rooj plaub txiav txim siab rau Wham-O, 22 rooj plaub tau txiav txim, thiab 1 rooj plaub raug tshem tawm raws li txheej txheem. 30 qhov xwm txheej yeej yog txhua qhov kev txiav txim tsis raug cai thiab ua rau muaj kev txiav txim mus tas li.
Case Outcomes, Data Source: LexMachina
Tawm ntawm 72 qhov kev foob vaj huam sib luag tau pib los ntawm Wham-O, 68 rooj plaub (94%) tau koom ua ke sawv cev los ntawm JiangIP Law Firm thiab Keith Vogt Law Firm. Cov kws lij choj tseem ceeb uas sawv cev rau Wham-O yog Keith Alvin Vogt, Yanling Jiang, Yi Bu, Adam Grodman, thiab lwm tus.
Law Firms and Attorneys, Data Source: LexMachina
04 Core Trademark Rights Information in the Lawsuits
Tawm ntawm 51 qhov kev foob cov cuab yeej cuab tam tawm tsam Guangdong tuam txhab, 26 qhov teeb meem cuam tshuam nrog Frisbee trademark, 19 qhov teeb meem cuam tshuam nrog Hula Hoop trademark, 4 rooj plaub cuam tshuam nrog Slip 'N Slide trademark, thiab 1 rooj plaub txhua qhov cuam tshuam nrog BOOGIE thiab Hacky Sack trademarks.
Cov piv txwv uas koom nrog kev lag luam, Source: Wham-O Cov ntaub ntawv raug cai
05 Kev Ceeb Toom Txog Kev Nyab Xeeb
Txij li xyoo 2017, Wham-O tau nquag pib ua lag luam txhaum cai foob hauv Tebchaws Meskas, nrog rau feem ntau yog tsom rau ntau tshaj li ib puas lub tuam txhab. Cov qauv no qhia txog tus yam ntxwv ntawm batch kev foob tawm tsam cov tuam txhab e-lag luam hla ciam teb. Nws tau pom zoo tias cov tuam txhab muaj feem xyuam nrog rau qhov no thiab ua cov kev tshawb fawb thiab kev soj ntsuam ntawm cov ntaub ntawv lag luam ua ntej tshaj tawm cov khoom lag luam rau txawv teb chaws, kom tswj tau cov kev pheej hmoo zoo. Tsis tas li ntawd, qhov kev nyiam rau kev foob hauv Northern District of Illinois qhia txog Wham-O lub peev xwm los kawm thiab siv cov kev cai lij choj tshwj xeeb ntawm cov cheeb tsam sib txawv hauv Tebchaws Meskas, thiab cov tuam txhab cuam tshuam yuav tsum tau ceev faj txog qhov no.
Post lub sij hawm: Aug-23-2023