Kwok: KAV Sports holds six patents and 35 trade secrets
Whitman Kwok · Will VCs Bet $3M on This Custom Helmet Startup? · Mar 26, 2025 · at 20:52
Whitman Kwok, founder of custom helmet startup CAV Sports, details his company's intellectual property assets and barriers to entry.
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“We have six patents that are filed or we are granted and we have about We have about 35 trade secrets. We have a number of trademarks around our brand, and then we have proprietary formulation and rights to all the materials.”
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