Very interesting. Just look at how many bayonet type configurations were applied in so many other components long before drones even existed- DJI didn’t need to steal from Autel. It’s probably only the lawyers who will benefit here.
Yep, it could very well be challenged successfully if DJI lawyers do their research right.
Bayonet and opposite force physics could / should be defendable, they could argue helicopter type rotational control.
DJI will certainly stall and dig, but then they should have already to this stage of the matter too, so who knows.
There is a lot of anti Chinese sentiment around now too, which could have an effect (it shouldn't, but you know, human prejudices are real).
I had to defend one of our business concepts, oh about 15 years ago, couple of likely lads and their lawyers with a "new" product come along and ask us to cease and desist marketing our convex glass products, as it infringed their acrylic convex products patent filed a few years before.
Trouble is, we had been making our products for about 20 years previously, told them in no uncertain terms through our legal counsel if they persist, we will hit them with pre existing technology and seek to make their patent invalid, as well as seek damages and legal cost.
End of problem.