Raschau - The patent dispute with Kurt Walter, which began in November last year is settled. Three weeks ahead of the court date Mr. Walter agreed with the Peter Riedel GmbH on the discontinuation of his plagiarism product.

The dispute originated in the installation of Walter’s Jump Data track on some ski jumping hills which violated patents of the Peter Riedel GmbH. "It is always an annoyance if you have to go legal ways - but in such cases I had to protect my company and my employees. Our economic survival as a small manufacturer depends on our innovations and the protection of our patents”, explains CEO Peter Riedel the causes of the dispute. Kurt Walter declined the offer of a long-term cooperation in the further development of the in-run tracks and decided instead of the complete discontinuation of his "Jump Data" product.

Riedel nevertheless wants to ensure that the clubs concerned suffer no adverse by the track plagiarism: "We offer all concerned clubs to easily convert to our track. With a few simple steps we can replace the stainless steel studs with the more resistant and high quality sliding porcelain knobs that are used in our club track "Das Original". Clubs may at any time contact me in an unproblematic way!"

The outcome of the inconsistencies in the installation of the Jump Data track on the K66 ski jumping hill in Oberstdorf on the other hand is still unclear. As the planers used subsidies and probably made some serious mistakes in the awarding of the contract, the final solution for the patent infringement is still sought.

"The whole thing is very sad for the clubs themselves that do a great job - and of course also for the athletes who are completely uninvolved. But a patent infringement is a serious and not a trivial offense fraud. Here I will – also in the future – appreciate the hard work of my team and will always intervene if necessary, "says Riedel.