- Nov 14, 2010
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Agreed ...
First rule of 'patents' ... protect it or lose it. It's unfortunate that he's being made out to be the villan, but patents have fallen by the wayside without the rigerous pursuit of copies by the holder. The gov'mnt, as usual, does little to enforce the law.
Mud,
As far a I know, most of the threats are not much more than butthurt chest thumping. I can understand Mr. Akins dilema especially after the major a$$ raping the atf gave him. As far as I understand it, he could have sued every individual who ever made a similar product for their own personal use. And he probably would have won at least a couple hundred bucks per case since that is basically all that he would have been "damaged".
I'm sure any case against someone using only their own body parts to bumpfire would be thrown out on it's ear. As well as the possibility of his patent being at least partially dismissed.
One thing I do think we all owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Akins for is the fact that he brought bump firing "technology" into the 21st century.
First rule of 'patents' ... protect it or lose it. It's unfortunate that he's being made out to be the villan, but patents have fallen by the wayside without the rigerous pursuit of copies by the holder. The gov'mnt, as usual, does little to enforce the law.