Talk:Peter Chilvers

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Peter Chilvers does not appear to hold ANY patents related to windsurfing or sailing - DEFINITELY NOT in the USA (a search of USPTO.gov and google.com/patents confirms this) - and none can be found in EPO databases either. If you have knowledge of Peter Chilvers patents related to windsurfing, please provide links or patent numbers to support this. The reference to Peter Chilvers patents will be struck unless it can be supported with source material. Merryfrankster 18:06, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Some questions about this article.

1. The statement that Chilvers invented the Windsurfer is like stating that someone invented the Xerox, or the Kleenex. Just as Xerox and Kleenex are trademarked terms which have come into common use, the term Windsurfer was a trademark of Windsurfing International, Hoyle Schweitzer's company. This is clearly demonstrated in records of the US Patent and Trademark office, which shows the registration date as July 3, 1973. Courts also recognized that the Chilvers invention was different in design from the Schweitzer Windsurfer. Therefore it would seem more accurate, using a generic term, to state that Chilvers invented the sailboard. If there is any evidence or record that Chilvers named his invention a "windsurfer," prior to 1972 when the Schweitzer trademark registration was filed, this would be relevant.

2. According to the Bicsport website, Tabur was a pre-existing French boat-building company acquired by Baron Bic in the late seventies. It introduced its first boat in 1968. In light of this, the claim that Chilvers was the founder of Tabur Marine is puzzling. Is there any info available to clear the link between Chilvers and Tabur?

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Please do not delete Citation Needed tags. You can help by contributing verifiable sources. This article has needed cites for literally years. You know what happens to unsourced material? Deletionists just delete it. I just tagged it, and it will stay tagged until improved. --Lexein (talk) 12:36, 21 June 2010 (UTC)