Inventist, Inc. v. Ninebot, Inc. et al

  1. November 21, 2023

    Wash. Judge Deflates Unicycle Co.'s New Patent Trial Bid

    A Washington federal judge has denied Ninebot Inc.'s request for a new trial after a jury found the company owed more than $850,000 in August for infringing a competitor's patent for electric-powered unicycles, finding no evidentiary errors were made.

  2. August 17, 2023

    Electric Unicycle Co. Must Pay $860K To Rival In Patent Fight

    A Western District of Washington jury on Thursday partly sided with Inventist Inc., ruling that its unicycle competitor Ninebot Inc. owes more than $850,000 for infringing a utility patent, but rejected Inventist's bid for damages related to infringement of a design patent.

  3. August 15, 2023

    Ninebot Disputes $3.5M Lost Profit In Unicycle Patent Trial

    Ninebot Inc.'s attorney rebutted a $3.5 million lost-profit calculation Tuesday during the trial of electric unicycle maker Inventist Inc.'s patent infringement claims, calling it "grossly misleading" because it lumps in sales of Ninebot models that the court had already said did not infringe a utility patent.

  4. August 14, 2023

    Patent Judge Prescribes 'No Doz' To China-Based Witnesses

    A Washington federal judge overseeing the trial of Inventist Inc.'s patent infringement claims over Ninebot Inc.'s electric unicycles on Monday expressed little sympathy for the scheduling requests of China-based witnesses, saying they must be available to testify regardless of the local time, and defense can "give them some No Doz" if need be.

  5. January 19, 2023

    Electric Unicycle Cos. Get Mixed Ruling In Patent Fight

    A Washington federal judge has found that certain Ninebot Inc. electric-powered unicycle models infringe an Inventist patent, but found that other models did not infringe the same patent.

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