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> The Michelin "Tweel" IP was actually acquired when Michelin bought BF Goodrich 31 years ago.

If thw core patent is 31 years old then that means it's been in the public domain for 11 years. Anyone should be able to make a variation thereof at this point - steering clear of other derivative patents of coarse.



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