Originally Posted by
redstarcap
That's why they let the patent lapse
Letting a patent expire is like allowing the sun to go down. Brompton has continued to cast about for possible protection, though, infamously having their legal action against Dahon dismissed and being ordered to pay Dahon's legal expenses.
that's why they're still made in London.
Sheldon Brown once said, '
Some folks don't believe that the Taiwanese can make stuff as well as the British did, but there's no factual basis for that belief, and in many cases, this attitude may be traced to racism.'