Game call makers in legal battle over realistic turkey call
Two game call makers are embroiled in a legal dispute over highly realistic turkey calls that are popular with hunters.
April 10, 2013 at 07:46 AM
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Two game call makers are embroiled in a legal dispute over highly realistic turkey calls that are popular with hunters.
Down-N-Dirty Outdoors says it created its new air-blown turkey gobble call in 2010, and applied for a patent on it in 2011. The air-blown call is said to be more realistic than other types of calls on the market, such as shake calls. Down-N-Dirty met with many competitors to discuss joint ventures, including Knight & Hale Game Calls, which Down-N-Dirty claims it met with three times in the fall of 2011.
Though many imitation products flooded the market after the call debuted, Down-N-Dirty claims that Knight & Hale dismantled one of its calls and copied the design for its “Hale Fire” call. Down-N-Dirty sued Knight & Hale, asking a judge to stop Knight & Hale from selling Hale Fire and seeking unspecified damages.
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Two game call makers are embroiled in a legal dispute over highly realistic turkey calls that are popular with hunters.
Down-N-Dirty Outdoors says it created its new air-blown turkey gobble call in 2010, and applied for a patent on it in 2011. The air-blown call is said to be more realistic than other types of calls on the market, such as shake calls. Down-N-Dirty met with many competitors to discuss joint ventures, including Knight & Hale Game Calls, which Down-N-Dirty claims it met with three times in the fall of 2011.
Though many imitation products flooded the market after the call debuted, Down-N-Dirty claims that Knight & Hale dismantled one of its calls and copied the design for its “Hale Fire” call. Down-N-Dirty sued Knight & Hale, asking a judge to stop Knight & Hale from selling Hale Fire and seeking unspecified damages.
Read more at the Star Tribune.
For more on IP, see these stories on InsideCounsel:
IP: The failure of venue and joinder reform in patent litigation
IP: Supreme Court applies first-sale doctrine internationally
Panelists discuss whether pay-for-delay settlements violate antitrust laws
Novartis cancer drug not innovative enough for patent, India Supreme Court rules
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