US Officially Bans Hoverboard Imports
The reason for the ban involves Segway’s patent claims on self-balancing
personal transport technology in the United States. Hoverboard imports,
most of which are coming from China, will have to be halted almost entirely for the time being.
Segway holds over 400 patents involving technology that allows
so-called hoverboards to balance. But the main one they’re hanging their
hat on is 8830048, which was filed as recently as April 2013. [Update for clarification: That same patent claims priority in 1999.]
The Commission says that any company wishing to temporarily import
hoverboards will have to post a bond equal to the entire cost of the
hoverboard until a final decision about the fate of imports is
determined.
(Gizmodo.com)
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