UE, Billy Trucks, FLM, RCM

[JERRY2KONE]

I am sure that MonsterMike can clarify this issue, since I know he touched on this very subject in regards to his slipperential on one of the other threads a month or so ago. It is very expensive in deed, and your product design needs to be worth some pretty good moola in order for you to be willing to spend that kind of $$$$ for a patent, and as SSSC stated there will be other companies who will folllow suit and come out with something very similar(copy), but not quite exact in design but we will all know where their ideas have come from. This is just the nature of the business world.

We all know there is a lot of emotions about this subject with UE and without all of the info involved with the UE designs it is hard to know exactly what is right and what is wrong. It is kind of a grey area. From what everyone says the UE super shocks and 6 & 8 spider gear diffs are really Ofna made products rebadged. So why all the fuss if someone wants to reproduce products that USED to be made at UE that you can no longer purchase from them? UE has all but faded away and haulted production on any of the products that we want to purchase of the Maxx line. In fact if you go to their website and look through the catalog 90% of their stuff is out of stock and has been for a year or more. Many of us have tried to communicate with UE to find some glimmer of hope that they will recover and get back in the game of supporting the R/C community and supply replacement parts for already sold items, but everything is a guarded secret except for the empty shelves.

There are a very few people who will speak badly about the UE Maxx line of products, because we all know what a great product design they produced. So no one is bad mouthing their products, but the up to date support is pretty much gone. Whether it is RCM, Integy, Kershaw Designs or whoever else what is the problem with someone wanting to step up and provide us with an alternative source for replacement parts???? LIfe goes on. Sorry if this offends anyone, but this is reality.

Originally Posted by Erevocanuck

Someone told me that U.S. patent(lol N.A.F.T.A) cost around $10,000.I suspect that 10G is mostly patent attorney fees

[jayjay283]

Ill place this simple I hope, you don't need a patent if some retards dont have the name..I.E..I.C.. Powell Paralta.. Mike bro you are the skate king of brushless, etch you logo on it and you are UE, Robin is getting lame, hate to dog but lets face facts. Patent or none, maybe got jacked..$50g patenet 1 twist of a wire its not yours. Just make it for the love of god. we may all have heart cancer by 50. Enjoy it while we are young brother

[_paralyzed_]

the market is still there. http://cgi.ebay.com/Unlimited-Engine...3A1%7C294%3A50

[JERRY2KONE]

I wonder what it will sell for? Hey Harold out of curiosity let us know what they get for it. Will it sell for over $800? Anything less these days is a bargain. I wouldn't mind having another one, but not for the going price. I think $400 would be the limit for me, and even at that price it is kind of steap.

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

the market is still there. http://cgi.ebay.com/Unlimited-Engine...3A1%7C294%3A50