[2] Cobalt "began the development of its reputation for quality making stylish tri-hulls in The Seventies",[5] and continued to grow in the 1970s and 1980s.
[5] The company "placed a premium on meticulous construction and technical excellence in its designs",[2] and "built their reputation on quality instead of price".
[5] with buyer-satisfaction surveys frequently ranking boats made by Cobalt "at the top of the list in all major categories".
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[1] The infringed patent was upheld in inter partes review, including claims reciting the "spring-biased locking mechanism" key to operation of the Cobalt swim step, and the infringement judgment was upheld in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in September 2017.