Space Barge Patent Spat Ends – For Now
SpaceX wins patent round against Bezos’ Blue Origin, PoliticoPro (subscription)
“The decision to invalidate the patent was issued Thursday at Blue Origin’s request. The company received a mostly unfavorable preliminary ruling in March and informed the review board that it has submitted a new patent application for its product.”
Blue Origin’s rocket-landing patent canceled in victory for SpaceX, Geek Wire
“In an order made public today, the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board granted a motion to cancel the remaining 13 of 15 claims in the Blue Origin rocket-landing patent. Blue Origin itself had made the motion to cancel those claims, effectively acknowledging that its case was lost.”
– USPTO Order
– SpaceX and Blue Origin Patent Skirmish, earlier post
– SpaceX Barge Landing Patent Petition Challenge Denied – and Accepted, earlier post
– SpaceX Challenges Patent Filed by Blue Origin, earlier post
– Who Invented The Space Barge?, earlier post
Good; I generally wish Blue Origin the best on their efforts, but this patent claim was embarrassing and underhanded.
“embarrassing and underhanded” sums things up nicely.
What say you about the Blue Origin bid to lease Pad 39A when the only serious user was already one of the bidders?
Bizarre. What would they do if they won?
try and generate income by letting spacex launch there.