GLIDEWARS,THE NEVER ENDING BATTLE....THE TIDE TURNS

[John LaBarbera]

We got a new episode in the GLIDEWARS saga. And it's some good news. My attorney let me know today that the claims of the #2 patent of chemdry are being questioned as they relate to the prior art (previous existing patents) by the USPTO. chemdry has got to hate this latest development. Both of their patents are before the USPTO and so far they agree with us (which includes the rest of the industry) that their patent claims lack validity.

 

[John Olson]

Sweet

 

[Ryan]

Its about time those bureaucratic paper pushers realized you were in the right!!

Thanks for fighting this fight John! If there's one thing that I wouldn't want to clean without it would be a glide!

 

[steve frasier]

can't say enough for the time and trouble that you and others in the industry have put out

 

[Able 1]

Thanks John!

 

[joeynbgky]

To bad you can't sue chem who when you win this case for all of your legal fees! So go ahead and send me one of those banana glides, will you? Just sneak it out Just joking BTW

 

[bob vawter]

 

[Johnny]

Cool!

 

[Bob Foster]

Good news John. Thanks for fighting from all of us.

 

[Zee]

Awesome! This reminds me...I need to get me a greenhorn 14" hybrid.....

 

[rhyde]

yeah thanks john and lisa!

 

[Brett]

My back thanks you John. Hope the good news continues.

 

[RIP IT]

big golf clap.
thank you

 

[Nate The Great]

Great news John! The truth will prevail!

 

[Desk Jockey]

Awesome!!!

 

[Vincent Feehan]

Thanks again!!!!

 

[Jim Bethel]

And it's some good news.

I am happy for you John. About time you were able to say that 8) Hopefully it continues for you....

Thanks for keeping us all up to date too.

 

[truckmount girl]

The favorable results thus far in the USPTO help my case as well.

It is not a done deal yet, but it's looking good.

Take care,
Lisa

 

[Warren Wallace]

Great news, I take my hat of to you!

 

[Dolly]

John, thank you is not enough to express what I and others feel for what you have been put through over this issue.
Knowing how ruthless these people are personnally you are a hero.....Lisa too.....Jeff and Rita Ebberts
so many of us that have felt the injustice of Chem-Dry.

How thankful I am to have a glide to use in my daily work. With the back pain and fibermyalgia I deal with
everyday and some days it is excrutiating, I would NEVER be able to do my work without one.

I am thankful every day I have that at the end of my wand......You have no idea how much payer is said
over you and your company over this issue. There is on my part I can assure you. How can I forget everytime
I hook up my wand to my water hose to clean but think about MYTEE, Greenglides, and LISA.......

Take care John you and your beloved company. May God continue to bless it in mighty ways .........

 

[ascrubabove]

Just orderd a fresh green glide last week, wore the old one down so far the wand lips are showing through!!!

 

[steve g]

so what does this mean, essentially you are saying they are reviewing the claims but haven't made a determination if I read it right, basically what is new now and when will we know the final say in all this??

 

[daniel@procarpet]

Does chem dry even use glides?

 

[John LaBarbera]

so what does this mean, essentially you are saying they are reviewing the claims but haven't made a determination if I read it right, basically what is new now and when will we know the final say in all this??

Good question, Steve.

The way I understand it is that when a questions or challenge to an existing patent is raised and submitted to the USPTO for reexamination the USPTO can agree or decline after they look at the issues. They then send a letter to the interested parties telling us what their intentions are. In both cases regarding the 2 patents in question they see the issues and agree that the prior art teaches what chemdry patent says they were the first to teach (not so, but that's what they say) They (the USPTO) is now in the process of making their final determination, and that is what we are looking for. How long that takes, I don't know.