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Old 10-03-2008, 01:30 AM
Derek Gee
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Default Re: Ford's Flash of PR Tackles "Flash of Genius" Fallout

<sjmmail2000-247@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:FZmdnQ1zNdMFiH7VnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@bt.com...
> "The film 'Flash of Genius' chronicles the life story of Bob Kearns, who
> asserted that he invented the intermittent windshield wiper and sued Ford,
> Chrysler and other automakers for patent infringement.


Kearns may have "asserted" that he invented the intermittent windshield
wiper, but he didn't. Both Trico and GM filed patents on intermittent
windshield wipers before Kearns did. I doubt this film will bring in any
serious cash at the boxoffice. Yawn.

Derek


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