ʻO Wham-O Holding, Ltd. (ma hope aku i kapa ʻia ʻo "Wham-O") he hui nui i Carson, Kaleponi, USA, me kāna helu ʻoihana nui ma 966 Sandhill Avenue, Carson, Kaleponi 90746. Ua hoʻokumu ʻia i ka makahiki 1948, ua hoʻolaʻa ʻia ka hui i ka hoʻolako ʻana i nā mea pāʻani leʻaleʻa no nā mea kūʻai o nā makahiki āpau a paʻa i nā mea pāʻani like ʻole ʻo Slipbe N. a me Hula Hoop, a me nā hōʻailona waho ʻoihana e like me Morey, Boogie, Snow Boogie, a me BZ.
ʻO ka Hui Wham-O a me kāna mau hōʻailona nui, Source: Wham-O Official Website
02 ʻIkepili Huahana a me ʻOihana
ʻO nā huahana i nīnau ʻia he mau mea pāʻani haʻuki e like me Frisbees, Slip 'N Slides, a me Hula Hoops. ʻO Frisbee kahi haʻuki hoʻolei kīwī i hoʻokumu ʻia ma ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa i ka makahiki 1950 a ua loaʻa ka kaulana ma ka honua holoʻokoʻa. He poepoe ke ano Frisbees a hoolei ia me ka manamana lima a me ka lima lima e milo ai a lele i ka lewa. ʻO nā huahana Frisbee, e hoʻomaka ana mai ka makahiki 1957, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia i nā ʻano like ʻole, nā nui, a me nā paona, e mālama ana i nā hui makahiki āpau a me nā pae akamai, me nā noi mai ka pāʻani maʻamau a hiki i nā hoʻokūkū ʻoihana.
Frisbee, Puna: Wham-O Official Website Product Page
ʻO Slip 'N Slide kahi mea pāʻani a nā keiki i hoʻonohonoho ʻia ma nā ʻaoʻao o waho e like me nā lawn, i hana ʻia me nā mea ʻilika mānoanoa, palupalu a paʻa. ʻO kāna hoʻolālā maʻalahi a me ka ʻulaʻula e hōʻike ana i kahi ʻili maʻemaʻe e hiki ai i nā keiki ke paheʻe ma hope o ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka wai. ʻIke ʻia ʻo Slip 'N Slide no kāna huahana paheʻe melemele maʻamau, hāʻawi i nā mele hoʻokahi a me nā mele he nui i kūpono i nā helu like ʻole o nā mea hoʻohana.
Slip 'N Slide, Puna: Wham-O Official Website Product Page
ʻAʻole hoʻohana wale ʻia ʻo Hula Hoop ma ke ʻano he mea pāʻani maʻamau akā no nā hoʻokūkū, nā hana acrobatic, a me nā hoʻoikaika kino. ʻO nā huahana Hula Hoop, i hoʻokumu ʻia i ka makahiki 1958, hāʻawi i nā hoops no nā keiki a me nā mākua no nā pāʻina home a me nā hana maʻamau i kēlā me kēia lā.
Hula Hoop, Source: Wham-O Official Website Product Page
03 Nā Kūlana Hoʻopiʻi Waiwai Naʻauao o Wham-O
Mai ka makahiki 2016, ua hoʻomaka ʻo Wham-O i ka huina o 72 mau hoʻopiʻi waiwai naʻauao ma nā ʻaha apana US, e pili ana i nā patent a me nā hōʻailona. Ke nānā nei i ke ʻano o ka hoʻopiʻi ʻana, aia ke ʻano kūlike o ka ulu paʻa. E hoʻomaka ana mai 2016, ua hoʻomaka mau ʻo Wham-O i nā hoʻopiʻi i kēlā me kēia makahiki, me ka piʻi ʻana o ka helu mai 1 hihia i 2017 a i 19 mau hihia ma 2022. Ma Iune 30, 2023, ua hoʻomaka ʻo Wham-O i 24 mau hoʻopiʻi ma 2023, ʻo nā mea āpau e pili ana i nā hoʻopaʻapaʻa kūʻai kūʻai e hiki ke hoʻopaʻapaʻa kiʻekiʻe.
Ke Au Hoʻopiʻi Patent, Kumu ʻIkepili: LexMachina
Ma waho o nā hihia e pili ana i nā hui Kina, ʻo ka hapa nui e kūʻē i nā hui mai Guangdong, ʻo 71% o nā hihia āpau. Ua hoʻomaka ʻo Wham-O i kāna hoʻopiʻi mua e kūʻē i kahi hui i hoʻokumu ʻia ma Guangdong ma 2018, a mai ia manawa, ua ulu nui nā hihia e pili ana i nā hui Guangdong i kēlā me kēia makahiki. ʻO ka pinepine o ka hoʻopiʻi ʻana o Wham-O i nā hui ʻo Guangdong i hoʻonui nui ʻia i ka makahiki 2022, a hiki i 16 mau hihia, e hōʻike ana i ka piʻi ʻana i luna. Hōʻike kēia ua lilo nā ʻoihana i hoʻokumu ʻia ma Guangdong i wahi kikoʻī no nā hana hoʻomalu pono a Wham-O.
ʻO Guangdong Company Patent Litigation Trend, Data Source: LexMachina
He mea nui ia ma ka hapanui o nā hihia, ʻo ka poʻe i hoʻopiʻi ʻia he hui e-commerce ma waena o nā palena palena.
Mai loko mai o nā hoʻopiʻi waiwai naʻauao 72 i hoʻomaka ʻia e Wham-O, 69 mau hihia (96%) i waiho ʻia ma ka ʻĀpana ʻĀkau o Illinois, a he 3 mau hihia (4%) i waiho ʻia ma ka Apana Waena o Kaleponi. Ke nānā nei i nā hopena o ka hihia, ua pani ʻia nā hihia 53, me 30 mau hihia i hoʻoholo ʻia no Wham-O, 22 mau hihia i hoʻoholo ʻia, a me 1 hihia i hoʻokuʻu ʻia ma ke kaʻina hana. ʻO nā hihia he 30 i lanakila, ʻo ia nā hoʻoholo paʻa a pau i ka hoʻopaʻi paʻa.
Nā hopena o ka hihia, ke kumu ʻikepili: LexMachina
Ma loko o 72 mau hoʻopiʻi waiwai naʻauao i hoʻomaka ʻia e Wham-O, 68 mau hihia (94%) i hui pū ʻia e JiangIP Law Firm a me Keith Vogt Law Firm. ʻO nā loio nui e kū nei iā Wham-O ʻo Keith Alvin Vogt, Yanling Jiang, Yi Bu, Adam Grodman, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe.
Nā ʻOihana Loio a me nā Loio, ʻIkepili: LexMachina
04 Nā ʻike Kuleana Kuleana Koʻikoʻi i loko o nā hoʻopiʻi
Mai loko mai o 51 mau hoʻopiʻi waiwai naʻauao e kūʻē i nā hui Guangdong, 26 mau hihia i pili i ka Frisbee trademark, 19 mau hihia i pili i ka Hula Hoop trademark, 4 mau hihia i pili i ka Slip 'N Slide trademark, a me 1 hihia i pili i ka BOOGIE a me Hacky Sack trademarks.
Nā Laʻana Hoʻohālike i Hoʻopili ʻia, Source: Wham-O Legal Documents
05 Nā ʻōlelo aʻo pilikia
Mai ka makahiki 2017, ua hoʻomaka pinepine ʻo Wham-O i nā hoʻopiʻi hewa hōʻailona ma United States, me ka hapa nui o nā hihia e kuhikuhi ana ma luna o hoʻokahi haneli mau hui. Hōʻike kēia ʻano i kahi ʻano o ka hoʻopiʻi ʻana i nā hui e-commerce ma waena o nā palena palena. Manaʻo ʻia e hoʻolohe nā ʻoihana pili i kēia a hana i nā ʻimi piha a me nā loiloi o ka ʻike hōʻailona hōʻailona ma mua o ka hoʻokomo ʻana i nā huahana i nā mākeke o waho, e hoʻokele pono i nā pilikia. Eia kekahi, ʻo ka makemake no ka waiho ʻana i nā hoʻopiʻi ma ka ʻĀpana ʻĀkau o Illinois e hōʻike ana i ka hiki iā Wham-O ke aʻo a hoʻohana i nā lula kānāwai kūʻokoʻa o nā ʻāpana like ʻole o ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa, a pono nā hui kūpono e makaʻala i kēia ʻano.
Ka manawa hoʻouna: ʻAukake-23-2023