Dayan Guhong vs. V-Cube Patent Infringement

[chris w]

bit of a sticky situation by the sounds of it, but i feel thats its pretty selfish to get hold of a patent for something and then not produce it at all. if people at Verdes need money they should just release the larger sized cubes/6b. might have to try stock up on guhongs and fast, and get the cubeblackmarket going

[Faran]

I don't think that the 3x3 design that V-Cube has doesn't look like a Guhong very much. But it is only a 3D model I've seen of the V-Cube 3 so can't be 100% sure though. And if they stop selling Guhongs, I'll be really mad, since I do need a new one! Actually I just need an edge piece but whatever...

[o2gulo]

here ya go.

http://www.v-cubes.com/info/patent_trademarks.php

[cube-o-holic]

Already looked there. I want details of there patents to see where they think GuHong's infringe upon them.

[Pixel 6]

Here's what I got from eBay that kind of started it all...

Spoiler:

Dear speakerdamage33

You recently listed the following listing:

120640305552 - The Ultimate Lubix GuHong - DaYan 3x3 Cube BLACK
120657997536 - The Ultimate Lubix GuHong - DaYan 3x3 Cube WHITE


Your listing has been removed.

Your item was removed because of a request we received from Verdes Innovation S.A., a member of our Verified Rights Owner Program (VeRO), asking us to remove the item for:

- Item(s) has been adjudged to infringe a valid and enforceable patent (requires patent registration number and identification of claims adjudged to be infringed).

For more information on why your item was removed, you should:
- Contact Verdes Innovation S.A. directly at (REMOVED) with your questions or concerns.
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The rights owner or an agent authorized to act on behalf of the rights owner, Verdes Innovation S.A., notified eBay that this listing violates intellectual property rights. When eBay receives a report of this type of violation, we remove the listing to comply with the law.



The Rights Owner has alleged that the product(s) in your listing infringe upon their valid and enforceable patent .

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(REMOVED)

You may need to take a tutorial. The next time you sell, you may be asked to take the tutorial, if it's required. Once you've completed the tutorial successfully, please review your account status for any other possible concerns. If there are no other issues, you should be able to sell again.

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[bigbee99]

Wow this is interesting, I hope this doesn't actually happen.

[HX]

Already looked there. I want details of there patents to see where they think GuHong's infringe upon them.

This?

[cube-o-holic]

Thank you

Edit - Laughable! If you look at the two images with Figure 3 at the top you'll basically see a GuHong except for the DESIGN

[oval30]

ok i am pissed off. screw veredes. the blueprint does not even look like the guhong. Maybe there might some similarities, but there are not that many to actually call a patent infringement. I think they are jealous due to the amount that dayan is selling. Not good attitude.

Edit: The inside of the edge pieces are modified andalso the corner pieces. I guess there is a resemblence, but I dont think that Verdes should do this. Everyone loves guhongs

[HALLU]

I actually think that there is a great resemblance, making Verdes' actions accountable for.