BendPak Reaches Settlement with VEVOR in QuickJack Patent Infringement Lawsuit
When you spend years developing a product, earning patents and building a name around it, protecting that work comes with the territory.
BendPak Inc. has reached a settlement with VEVOR Technology, LLC and VEVOR Store, LLC (VEVOR), resolving a patent infringement lawsuit involving the distinctive design of QuickJack® portable car lifts.
The specific terms of the settlement are confidential, but the agreement is favorable to BendPak, and company leadership is satisfied with the outcome. VEVOR denies infringement, and the settlement includes no admission of liability by VEVOR. Following the agreement, the case was dismissed.
Protecting the QuickJack Design
BendPak filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in July 2025. At the center of the case were four BendPak patents covering QuickJack’s distinctive frame-engaging parallelogram design.
That design is one of the defining characteristics of QuickJack. Its low-profile frames position beneath a vehicle and rise to provide convenient access to the undercarriage without requiring a permanently installed full-size lift. But the patents are about more than appearances.
“This is a significant win not just for BendPak, but also for consumers who may not fully recognize key manufacturing and safety differences between our original lifts and those that copy our designs,” says Jeff Kritzer, BendPak president and CEO. “Just because a lift looks like a QuickJack doesn’t mean it performs like a QuickJack.”
More Than a Decade of QuickJack Development
BendPak invented QuickJack more than 10 years ago, initially developing the portable lift for use at the racetrack. The concept quickly found a much bigger audience. Today, QuickJack portable car lifts are used in home garages, detailing businesses, professional shops, mobile repair operations and anywhere else vehicle access and portability matter.
Over the years, BendPak has continued developing the QuickJack lineup rather than simply standing still with the original concept. That investment has helped turn QuickJack from a specialized portable lifting solution into a widely recognized vehicle lift brand. Safety and independent testing are also important parts of that development.
All QuickJack 5000 through 8000 Series lifts are independently tested and ALI Certified to meet the ANSI/ALI ALCTV national safety and performance standard for automotive lifts. VEVOR lifts are not ALI Certified. That distinction matters when comparing products that may appear similar at first glance.
Innovation Is Worth Protecting
Bringing a new piece of automotive equipment to market takes more than drawing up a design and putting it into production. It requires engineering, prototyping, testing, refinement and continued investment long after the first unit ships.
Patents help protect that investment and give manufacturers the ability to continue developing original products without simply handing their work over to competitors. For BendPak, defending the intellectual property behind QuickJack is part of protecting the engineering and product development that made the lift successful in the first place.
“We make substantial investments in innovative designs that improve safety, efficiency and productivity in professional shops and home garages, and we rigorously protect our intellectual property,” Kritzer says. “This serves as notice to any company or individual considering copying our patented designs. We will defend what we’ve built.”
The settlement closes this particular case, but BendPak’s position on its intellectual property remains clear. QuickJack was built through years of engineering, testing and continued development, and the company intends to protect the innovations behind it.
