01-02-2009, 09:57 AM
So, he talks a bit about MotoCycz being an 'Intellectual Property' company, and I think the interviewer touched a little upon licensing some of the Motocycz technology to other manufacturers, and Czycz talked a little about acting as a skunkworks R+D company for other bike manufacturers.
Licensing technology worked out really well for Norman Hossack. oh wait, BMW waited for his patent to expire and then stole the technology. Big companies don't license technology from small companies or individuals. They work around the patent, or do without the technology.
I can't really imagine a company like Honda or Ducati outsourcing R+D. Cutting edge technology means a lot in the motorcycle industry, as a result all of the major manufacturers maintain their own R+D departments specifically to think up new stuff or new ways to implement stuff before anyone else does, and to bring it to market before anyone else does.
Czycz said that most of their assets are in their patent portfolio. To me, that doesn't seem terribly wise. They need ways to implement these patents, otherwise they're just pieces of paper waiting to expire.
Also, before the recession, we had a glut of niche motorcycle manufacturers. I include MotoCzycz with that group, even though they have yet to make a single motorcycle for sale. It'll be interesting to see how many survive the next two years, and what becomes of Czycz.
Licensing technology worked out really well for Norman Hossack. oh wait, BMW waited for his patent to expire and then stole the technology. Big companies don't license technology from small companies or individuals. They work around the patent, or do without the technology.
I can't really imagine a company like Honda or Ducati outsourcing R+D. Cutting edge technology means a lot in the motorcycle industry, as a result all of the major manufacturers maintain their own R+D departments specifically to think up new stuff or new ways to implement stuff before anyone else does, and to bring it to market before anyone else does.
Czycz said that most of their assets are in their patent portfolio. To me, that doesn't seem terribly wise. They need ways to implement these patents, otherwise they're just pieces of paper waiting to expire.
Also, before the recession, we had a glut of niche motorcycle manufacturers. I include MotoCzycz with that group, even though they have yet to make a single motorcycle for sale. It'll be interesting to see how many survive the next two years, and what becomes of Czycz.
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