Samsung, Dyson, and the vacuum cleaner patents

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Dyson’s steering mechanism on its vacuum cleaners was patented in 2009, but now media friendly inventor James Dyson is looking closely at Samsung’s Motion Sync vacuum cleaners, which debuted at the recent IFA tech show (along with the Samsung Galaxy Gear watch). It looks spookily family to Dyson.

Samsung has many patent lawyers so I find it hard not to believe that this is a deliberate or utterly reckless infringement of our patent. We have been forced to issue proceedings in the English High Court, but I would much rather invest in research to develop new technology than have to sue.

Isn’t it amazing how many patent holders end up suing Samsung…