Robinson & Cole partner, Craig Raabe, recently led a team of lawyers in assisting the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project on a pro bono basis with protecting the intellectual property rights for the project’s innovative Night Train 2® bobsled. The Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project was started in 1992 by Daytona 500–winner Geoff Bodine, who watched the Winter Olympics that year with dismay as other countries soundly defeated the United States Bobsled Team. Bodine committed to develop a “Made in America” bobsled project that would utilize designers and builders from the NASCAR racing industry. After nearly twenty years of development and dedication, the result was the original Night Train bobsled that won the Olympic Gold Medal in 2010.
The Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project continued its innovative design and construction work and recently it unveiled the Night Train 2® bobsled. Robinson & Cole volunteered its intellectual property expertise and the firm worked closely with Bo-Dyn to develop a strategy to protect the new technological improvements, especially from foreign competitors. The Night Train 2® sled is off to a great start, having won its opening World Cup Bobsled Races that will lead up to the 2014 Olympics in February. “We are extremely grateful for Craig’s legal guidance and the teamwork from Robinson & Cole as we work together to create the next generation of world class bobsled,” Bodine said.
