End of the 'electronic gun patents.'

[Evil Rich]

Interesting and emotive subject that left a foul taste in many peoples mouths.

Does this mean more evolution to paintball technology and development now?

http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=5112033

 

[lettucecheesecake]

Dunno I think companies had to pay royalties to use the patented item. I like to think it would but apart from the breakbeam triggers it's been pretty standard since the first microswitch trigger.

 

[shoaibaktar]

This is symptomatic of how ballers are different from other sports players.While all sports have a technical side,nowhere ,would you see other sports chewing over patents ,paint manufacture,who owns what etc. Whether dedicated ,or casual ,95%of their focus is PLAYING the game . Not an impression you get from this site or PB.

 

[rewind]

This is symptomatic of how ballers are different from other sports players.While all sports have a technical side,nowhere ,would you see other sports chewing over patents ,paint manufacture,who owns what etc. Whether dedicated ,or casual ,95%of their focus is PLAYING the game . Not an impression you get from this site or PB.

Paintball is only of the only sports that has equipment like ours. WIth the broad range of manufacturing and products, of course patents are going to be an issue. No company would willingly make something and not try to make more if they could, by patenting the idea.

Also, we know of the patent issues because we are in the sport. Any other sports are a) much older and as such any potential patents will have undoubtedly run out anyway, and b) probably do have patent issues but its just not advertised outside of the companies.

Paintball is one of the rare ones where all the dirty linen is aired from the manufacturers and distributors, which doesnt generally happen in other sports/ industries

 

[MoneySings]

It means no need to pay to use patents... so smaller companies don't have to pay thousands to use stupid things... like paying X to be able to use a stupid circuit board in a gun.... or a feedneck...

So hopefully more custom/private label guns can come out without risk of being hit with a patent infringment bill...