Comments on: Introducing the Mod: Comingle’s Hackable, Mind-Controlled Vibrator

By: Jenna Owsianik

Jenna Owsianik — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 16:55:00 +0000

Actually, that first link talks about how they ended production of the Mod.

This article is on the company shutting down: http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2016/05/27/comingle-that-beloved-diy-dildo-startup-is-having-a-funeral-and-everybodys-invited

By: Jenna Owsianik

Jenna Owsianik — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 16:53:00 +0000

In reply to Cosmic Mastermind.

Unfortunately. Comingle shut down last year because of the mental and financial strain caused by that patent suit: https://futureofsex.net/remote-sex/say-goodbye-to-the-mod-patent-suit-ends-production-of-open-source-dildo/

From what I know, a company could avoid violating the patent if the product was created outside of the US and also didn’t sell or ship to the US.

By: Cosmic Mastermind

Cosmic Mastermind — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 14:23:00 +0000

“The Mod” vibrator was cancelled due to patent trolls (the troll patent looks like it was made by a 12 year old so I don’t know what the fuck the patent office were thinking). In fact the troll patent is so broad that ALL new remote or programmable vibrators are now blocked from production. Insane.

I am wondering if Comingle – designers of The Mod – could circumvent the patent trolls by establishing a patent in China and making it available for private export. They have no email address I can find to ask them.