Darton sued Elite for patent infringement in 2007. Here'e a quote fom Elite:
"Darton did sue Elite Archery for patent infringement in 2007. Rather than spend the time, effort and considerable cost of fighting a patent infringement action on short notice, Elite agreed to discontinue selling the bows it was selling at that time and entered into a Consent Judgment with Darton to this effect. It is Elite’s position that the bows that Elite currently is selling, the Elite Synergy Extreme, Elite Xtreme XL, Elite Fire and Elite GTO Bows, are not covered by the Consent Injunction. In addition, based on research that Elite has done since it was sued by Darton, Elite believes that the patent that Darton asserted against Elite is invalid. If the Darton patent is invalid, the bows being made by Elite cannot infringe this patent. The lawsuit between Darton and Elite is ongoing. Elite is vigorously defending its position and is confident that it ultimately will prevail."
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[/align]Hey, where have I heard this before. " Invalid patent"
[/align]No one knows what the outcome will be but it won't cause Elite to go out of business. At worst , they will have to pay Darton, "like other bow companies," royalties on the bows they sell with the binary cam system.
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