Intellectual Property
Jan. 21, 2011
As Appliance Innovator Grows Up, So Does Its Litigation
Dyson Technology has battled some of the largest names in the home appliance industry from Hoover to Maytag. And now Garry Vacuums? The federal lawsuit filed in Los Angeles represents a new stage of trademark protection for the company.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - James Dyson tinkered with no fewer than 5,000 modifications to the standard vacuum cleaner before unveiling his finished product.
From a pivoting ball base and dual-cyclone suction to the bagless vacuum body, many of those modifications earned design awards and lucrative sales for his now well-known company, Dyson Inc.
Those features also led the company to become a prodigiou...
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