I-Wham-O Holding, Ltd. (ngemuva kwalokhu ebizwa ngokuthi “Wham-O”) yinkampani enekomkhulu e-Carson, California, USA, nekheli layo lebhizinisi eliyinhloko ku-966 Sandhill Avenue, Carson, California 90746. Yasungulwa ngo-1948, inkampani izinikezele ekuhlinzekeni amathoyizi ezemidlalo ajabulisayo kubathengi bayo yonke iminyaka yobudala kanye ne-brand ehlonishwayo emhlabeni jikelele Isilayidi, ne-Hula Hoop, kanye nemikhiqizo yangaphandle echwepheshile efana ne-Morey, i-Boogie, i-Snow Boogie, ne-BZ.
Inkampani ye-Wham-O nemikhiqizo yayo eyinhloko, Umthombo: Iwebhusayithi Esemthethweni ye-Wham-O
02 Ulwazi Olubalulekile Lomkhiqizo Nemboni
Imikhiqizo okukhulunywa ngayo ikakhulukazi ihlanganisa amathoyizi ezemidlalo afana namaFrisbees, Slip 'N Slides, kanye neHula Hoops. I-Frisbee iwumdlalo wokujikijela omise okwediski owaqala e-United States ngeminyaka yawo-1950s futhi usuthole ukuduma emhlabeni wonke. Ama-frisbees anomumo oyisiyingi futhi ajikijelwa kusetshenziswa iminwe nezihlakala ukuze azenze azungeze futhi andizele emoyeni. Imikhiqizo ye-Frisbee, eqala ngo-1957, ikhishwe ngezinhlobonhlobo zomumo, osayizi, nezisindo, ihlinzekela wonke amaqembu eminyaka yobudala kanye namazinga wamakhono, ngezicelo ezisukela ekudlaleni okuvamile kuye emiqhudelwaneni yobungcweti.
Frisbee, Umthombo: Ikhasi Lomkhiqizo Wewebhusayithi Esemthethweni ye-Wham-O
I-Slip 'N Slide ithoyizi lezingane elimiswe ezindaweni ezingaphandle njengotshani, elenziwe ngezinto zepulasitiki eziwugqinsi, ezithambile, neziqinile. Idizayini yayo elula nenemibala egqamile ifaka indawo ebushelelezi evumela izingane ukuthi zishelele kuyo ngemva kokufakwa kwamanzi. I-Slip 'N Slide saziwa ngomkhiqizo waso wesilayidi ophuzi wakudala, ohlinzeka ngengoma eyodwa namaningi afanele izinombolo ezihlukene zabasebenzisi.
Slip 'N Slide, Umthombo: Ikhasi Lomkhiqizo Wewebhusayithi Esemthethweni ye-Wham-O
I-Hula Hoop, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-fitness hoop, ayisetshenziswa nje kuphela njengethoyizi elivamile kodwa futhi nemincintiswano, imidlalo ye-acrobatic, nokuzivocavoca kokunciphisa umzimba. Imikhiqizo ye-Hula Hoop, eyasungulwa ngo-1958, inikeza ama-hoops kokubili izingane kanye nabantu abadala kumaphathi asekhaya kanye nezinqubo zokufaneleka zansuku zonke.
I-Hula Hoop, Umthombo: Ikhasi Lomkhiqizo Wewebhusayithi ye-Wham-O Esemthethweni
03 Amathrendi ecala lempahla yengqondo ka-Wham-O
Kusukela ngo-2016, i-Wham-O iqale isamba samacala angama-72 empahla yobuhlakani ezinkantolo zesifunda zase-US, afaka amalungelo obunikazi nezimpawu zokuhweba. Uma sibheka inkambiso yamacala, kunephethini engaguquki yokukhula okuzinzile. Kusukela ngo-2016, i-Wham-O ibilokhu iqala amacala unyaka ngamunye, nenombolo ikhuphuka isuka ecaleni elingu-1 ngo-2017 iye emacaleni angu-19 ngo-2022. Kusukela ngomhla ka-30 Juni 2023, i-Wham-O iqale amacala angu-24 ngo-2023, konke okubandakanya ukungqubuzana kophawu lokuhweba okungenzeka kuhlale kuyizingxabano.
I-Patent Litigation Trend, Umthombo Wedatha: LexMachina
Emacaleni abandakanya izinkampani zaseChina, iningi limelene nezinhlangano ezivela eGuangdong, ezibalelwa ku-71% wawo wonke amacala. I-Wham-O yaqala icala layo lokuqala ngokumelene nenkampani yase-Guangdong ngo-2018, futhi kusukela lapho, kube nomkhuba okhulayo wamacala ahlanganisa izinkampani zaseGuangdong unyaka ngamunye. Imvamisa yamacala e-Wham-O ngokumelene nezinkampani zaseGuangdong yenyuke kakhulu ngo-2022, yafinyelela emacaleni ayi-16, okuphakamisa umkhuba oqhubekayo wokukhuphuka. Lokhu kukhombisa ukuthi izinkampani ezizinze e-Guangdong seziphenduke isizinda semizamo yokuvikela amalungelo ka-Wham-O.
I-Guangdong Company Patent Litigation Trend, Umthombo Wedatha: LexMachina
Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi ezimweni eziningi, abamangalelwa ikakhulukazi izinkampani ze-e-commerce eziwela umngcele.
Emacaleni angama-72 empahla yengqondo eqalwe ngu-Wham-O, amacala angama-69 (96%) avulwa esiFundeni esisenyakatho ye-Illinois, futhi amacala ama-3 (4%) afakwa eSifundeni Esimaphakathi saseCalifornia. Uma sibheka imiphumela yamacala, amacala angu-53 avaliwe, kwanqunywa amacala angu-30 avuna i-Wham-O, angu-22 aqedwa, futhi icala elilodwa lachithwa ngokwenqubo. Amacala angama-30 awinile wonke abe yizinqumo ezingafanele futhi aholele ekumisweni okuphakade.
Imiphumela Yecala, Umthombo Wedatha: LexMachina
Emacaleni angama-72 empahla yobuhlakani aqalwe i-Wham-O, amacala angama-68 (94%) amelwe ngokuhlanganyela Ifemu Yomthetho i-JiangIP kanye Nefemu Yomthetho i-Keith Vogt. Abameli abakhulu abamele i-Wham-O nguKeith Alvin Vogt, Yanling Jiang, Yi Bu, Adam Grodman, nabanye.
Amafemu Abameli Nabameli, Umthombo Wedatha: LexMachina
04 Ulwazi Olubalulekile Lwamalungelo Ophawu Emacaleni Amacala
Emacaleni angama-51 obunikazi bengqondo abhekene nezinkampani zase-Guangdong, amacala angu-26 ahilela uphawu lokuhweba lukaFrisbee, amacala angu-19 ahilela uphawu lokuhweba lwe-Hula Hoop, amacala angu-4 ahilela uphawu lokuhweba lwe-Slip 'N Slide, kanti icala elilodwa lihilela izimpawu zokuthengisa ze-BOOGIE ne-Hacky Sack.
Izibonelo Zezimpawu Zokuthengisa, Umthombo: Amadokhumenti Ezomthetho e-Wham-O
05 Izexwayiso Ngobungozi
Kusukela ngo-2017, i-Wham-O ivamise ukuqala amacala okuphula umthetho wophawu lwentengiso e-United States, amacala amaningi abhekiswe ezinkampanini ezingaphezu kwekhulu. Lo mkhuba ukhombisa isici sokumangalelana kwenqwaba ezinkampanini ze-e-commerce eziwela umngcele. Kunconywa ukuthi izinkampani ezifanele zikunake lokhu futhi zenze ukusesha okuphelele kanye nokuhlaziya ulwazi lophawu lokuhweba ngaphambi kokwethula imikhiqizo ezimakethe zaphesheya kwezilwandle, ukuze kulawuleke ngempumelelo ubungozi. Ukwengeza, okuncanyelwayo kokufakwa kwamacala Esifundeni Esisenyakatho ye-Illinois kubonisa ikhono lika-Wham-O lokufunda nokusebenzisa imithetho ehlukile yempahla eqanjiwe yezifunda ezihlukene e-United States, futhi izinkampani ezifanele zidinga ukuqaphela lesi sici.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Aug-23-2023