Rich, you seem to be the layman patent guy, so I have a couple of questions:

1) What about all the lures that are virtually identical to the Senko?

2) What about a company like Lurecraft, which makes a mold for a Horny
Toad-like lure and even uses the Horny Toad name in its catalog?

http://www.lurecraft.com/catalog.cfm...ogs/5x821:1908


"RichZ" wrote in message
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OhioFishking wrote:

I think it will be so hard for anyone to issue a cease and dissest order
on something like that due to the fact that it can be modified ever so
slightly that it absolutely keeps any copyright infringement out of the
works.. me thinks at least.


That depends a lot on whether it's a design patent or a utility patent. If
the latter, the protection is pretty strong. It also protects against
modifications and adaptations that it 'teaches' to anyone 'skilled in the
art'.

But I believe the original patent was a design patent, so it may not have
as much stopping power. Its existence though, should negate Zoom's claim.

Patent law is a funny thing though, and this one will likely come down to
who has the determination, endurance and pocketbook to outlast the other
in court.