The main issue is no longer what was patented, but rather what you think about what SP did with the patents.
There are MANY screwed up things that are patented, relating to paintball. A gun that uses electronics is far from the top of the list of shady things. Sure it isn't innovative now, but it sure was back then. Barrel plug, stacked tube marker, drilling holes in a barrel, hopper elbows, just to name a few things that have made it to the books. Even the way the autococker SOUNDS when fired was a claim in legal patent.
There are many litigations and legal interactions that don't make it to the internet world. SP has won some and lost some, and is quite literally no longer occupied with a lot of those issues. They have enough money right now as it is, and enough crap going on to pull in more and more. Instead, nowadays you will find many other companies that are getting into the **** when it comes to litigations, such as K2 and BrassEagle.
There are MANY screwed up things that are patented, relating to paintball. A gun that uses electronics is far from the top of the list of shady things. Sure it isn't innovative now, but it sure was back then. Barrel plug, stacked tube marker, drilling holes in a barrel, hopper elbows, just to name a few things that have made it to the books. Even the way the autococker SOUNDS when fired was a claim in legal patent.
There are many litigations and legal interactions that don't make it to the internet world. SP has won some and lost some, and is quite literally no longer occupied with a lot of those issues. They have enough money right now as it is, and enough crap going on to pull in more and more. Instead, nowadays you will find many other companies that are getting into the **** when it comes to litigations, such as K2 and BrassEagle.
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