Court Injunction against Bell for landing gear
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Court Injunction against Bell for landing gear
U.S. court issues injunction against Bell in landing gear fight | Vertical Magazine - The Pulse of the Helicopter Industry
During its development, the Bell 429 was initially equipped with this "sleigh-type" landing gear, which infringed an Airbus Helicopters patent, a U.S. court has found.
During its development, the Bell 429 was initially equipped with this "sleigh-type" landing gear, which infringed an Airbus Helicopters patent, a U.S. court has found.
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Both Bell and Airbus exist to make one thing, and one thing only.
Money.
Helicopters are merely a means to that end. If they find they can make a better return on investment from building boats or runways or toaster ovens or winning lawsuits, then they will do so.
Money.
Helicopters are merely a means to that end. If they find they can make a better return on investment from building boats or runways or toaster ovens or winning lawsuits, then they will do so.
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This is nothing compared to the Apple/Samsung/Microsoft/everyone-else patent spats. The main outcome of all of these is that lots of lawyers get a lot richer, and therefore consumers pay a lot more.
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