An IP Spin On Wheels

• Jurisdiction: United States,Federal
• Author: James Kendrick
• Law Firm: Marks & Clerk
• Published date: 06 February 2023

Whether it's up French alpine passes or on a Yorkshire World Championships course, the sight of riders battling each other while using Zipp or Princeton Carbon Works wheels is familiar to cycling fans. Now, with the news last week that SRAM's (Zipp's owner) patent infringement proceedings are progressing, these battles will be moving to a new and less predictable testing ground - a US jury trial.

As reported in the press previously, SRAM are suing Princeton Carbon Works for patent infringement in relation to their Wake 6560 wheels which 'feature a revolutionary shaped rim varying between 60 and 65mm deep.'

Without expertise in patent law, one may be tempted to simply compare a figure from one of SRAM's...