Originally Posted by
Marcus_Ti
They do a great job of enforcement...given that implementation is anything but standard. Some have the full 100% slip fabric liner (that is supposed to be there)....others only use sparse fabric dots....most lack the protection on the backside entirely.
You can patent icons and rounded corners too.
According to the information on their website, they test the Helmets before they approve them. It's an objective test, so the helmets pass or they don't.
I can't imagine that MIPScorp is just allowing helmets that don't meet their protocol to be marketed under their name.
The Company was started by biomedical researchers, so it would appear they have a genuine desire to reduce brain injuries, and from a financial point of view, just allowing people to stick MIPS stickers on non conforming helmets would expose them to civil liability, and damage the value of the brand.
I see little reason to think they're lying about the testing they do.
And I doubt Giro, Bell, etc. are falsely representing that their helmets meet the MIPS standard for the same reasons.
if you market your helmets as meeting the MIPS standard and they don't, you could be looking at lawsuits with exposure in the hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars.
One serious moderate to severe brain injury case can easily exceed $10,000,000. The financial exposure would be ruinous.