The economics of today have hit the powersport industry hard, as many companies have scaled back their sales targets, reduced their headcounts through layoffs, and even cut whole portions out of their brands. And the latter is one that's affected many.
Polaris cut ties with Indian. KTM cut ties with MV Agusta. Harley has...basically disavowed LiveWire. And Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), the folks who build Can-Ams, Ski-Doos, and Sea-Doos, cut its losses on its boat brands to supposedly focus on just its PWC market. Indeed, that announcement wasn't all that long ago, and the brand quickly sold off its boating businesses to clear the ledger.
So color me surprised when I went trolling (get it?) through the US Patent Office's applications and found this rather glaring boat omission to that supposed cancellation. Um, does someone want to explain why BRP is patenting what is clearly a pontoon boat?
