“Hoverboard” company that had competitor raided at CES backs down

Posted by BernardSwiss on Feb 19, 2016 6:14 AM EDT
Ars Technica; By Joe Mullin
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During this year's CES conference in Las Vegas, some members of the press witnessed a surprising scene. US Marshals raided the booth of a Chinese company selling one-wheeled "hoverboards," packing up their merchandise and forcing them to close up shop.

The raid was prompted by legal action from Future Motion, a California startup that sells a similar looking one-wheeled "hoverboard" called the Onewheel. Future Motion says that the Chinese competitor, Changzhou First International Trade Co., was violating two of its patents.

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