KEE buys smart parts intellectual property

[Bolter]

http://www.propaintball.com/2011/03/kee-buys-smart-parts-intellectual-property/

March 30, 2011. KEE Action Sports, LLC. announces today that it has acquired the intellectual property portfolio of Smart Parts. KEE believes it was critical to paintball that the portfolio stayed inside the industry. KEE’s President and CEO, John Robinson, said that “KEE is committed to growing paintball participation industry-wide and that KEE intends to use the intellectual property assets in a manner consistent with that goal.” In a letter to be sent out shortly, KEE will inform current license holders how it intends to continue to work with them under their current license arrangements. KEE welcomes contacts from other companies interested in pursuing a partnership relating to its new IP assets.

 

[TRA Headshot]

could be good, If a non paintball investor got hold of that portfolio of IP's they may strip it dry, not realising how fickle and fragile paintball is!

Here's hoping to growth not wealth......... its a long shot I know

 

[Rider]

so where does that leave some of the stuff used by GI Milsim and (braindead moment - insert name of Gardner's new paintball company)

 

[Parksy]

Good point Rider. Because is Gogd' not just selling rebranded SP gear like Freaks and SP1s etc?

 

[Rider]

same with a lot of the GI Milsim stuff. some if it isn't exactly much in the way of a rebrand either.....

does this mean the Gardiners will now be doing things the other way around and paying royalties for what were their patents? i'm sure some would see that as due comeuppence.

or are the IP portfolios completely separate to the Patent rights...?