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Nope. So much misinformation in this thread.
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Any orginal ganzo/sanrenmu designs ?
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Nope. So much misinformation in this thread.
Mea culpa.
I erred on design vs. utility patent lifespans. 'Looks like the Chinese will have to wait a few months.
Then again, do our patents even apply to other countries?
I think the USPO sets expiration dates to keep people from owning a patent in perpetuity, but I may be wrong (sh*t happens).
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Please edit/remove this post as you see fit. As near as I can tell the links below are OK, apologies if I misunderstood.
I've been doing a bit of research on an article about Ganzo knives and the like and it's been fairly interesting so far. There's a lot of contamination of the information & product streams and even Ganzo knock-offs that come to the market by theft/off production so it's hard to tell what is an "original design" produced by the actual company and which is a design stolen from another local company. Or a knife taken out of production at finished at home/other factory.
You can see their company website at the following url. A few of their folding knives and most of their multi-tools are as original as something coming from that area of China is going to be:http://ganzoknife.com/
This thread also lists a bunch of their current designs with the perceived model being copied/inspiring for the Ganzo design:http://budgetlightforum.com/node/44097
I've been doing a bit of research on an article about Ganzo knives and the like and it's been fairly interesting so far. There's a lot of contamination of the information & product streams and even Ganzo knock-offs that come to the market by theft/off production so it's hard to tell what is an "original design" produced by the actual company and which is a design stolen from another local company. Or a knife taken out of production at finished at home/other factory.
You can see their company website at the following url. A few of their folding knives and most of their multi-tools are as original as something coming from that area of China is going to be:http://ganzoknife.com/
This thread also lists a bunch of their current designs with the perceived model being copied/inspiring for the Ganzo design:http://budgetlightforum.com/node/44097
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This gets rehashed here every so often. I would encourage anyone interested to google the patent number on their knife and follow the history. Also the search function will provide you with all the past conversations on the subject. It is much better to go look at the actual information than to believe hearsay.
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The only way they can file a new one is if they make a change to the Axis lock that improves on the design. And even then the old patent would still be up for grabs. It's very, very hard to keep a patent from expiring, if giant pharmaceutical companies can't manage it knife companies have no chance.
Originally designed in the US, no changes in design other than a little dimension differences here and there for manufacturing purposes.
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I believe this one is an original design...
[video=youtube;P1rEoqvqqec]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1rEoqvqqec[/video]
[video=youtube;P1rEoqvqqec]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1rEoqvqqec[/video]
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My oldtimer says USA on the blade :thumbup:
I love USA Schrades.
I used to have kind of a knee-jerk reaction to China myself when Schrades began to be made there.
It was initially by all accounts, an inferior product. Thus, the intent was arguably to deceive. I knew at least a couple people who bought the early China Schrades and told me "they're not as good now". To me, the intent to deceive or not is the crux of the matter.
Of course now, by all accounts, the new China Schrades are at least as good as the old Schrade 440A in steel and have a good F&F. So the point may be moot.
I used to have kind of a knee-jerk reaction to China myself when Schrades began to be made there.
It was initially by all accounts, an inferior product. Thus, the intent was arguably to deceive. I knew at least a couple people who bought the early China Schrades and told me "they're not as good now". To me, the intent to deceive or not is the crux of the matter.
Of course now, by all accounts, the new China Schrades are at least as good as the old Schrade 440A in steel and have a good F&F. So the point may be moot.