These startups both released groundbreaking induction stoves. Now they’re embroiled in a lawsuit
# Patent Fight Over Smart Induction Stoves Two companies are suing each other over who invented battery-powered induction stoves—appliances that store electricity inside them to work better and easier to install in homes. Copper says it patented the idea first back in 2022, while Impulse launched around the same time with a very similar product, leading to a federal lawsuit over who actually owns the rights to this technology. This type of legal battle is common when two startups race to bring new innovations to market, but it could determine which company gets to keep selling this increasingly popular kitchen appliance.
Impulse, a sleek induction stove that began shipping to customers last year, advertises itself as “unlike any other induction stove ever made.” But that product is now at the center of a legal fight. Copper, another company making next-generation induction stoves, sued Impulse on Friday in fed
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