Monday, March 11th 2013
Asetek Sues Cooler Master Over Multiple Patent Infringements
Asetek, which manufactures closed-loop liquid cooling solutions that are re-branded by several companies, filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Cooler Master alleging infringement of multiple patents held by Asetek. Cooler Master's recently launched Seidon line of closed-loop liquid CPU coolers are points of contention for Asetek, as it claims the products infringe upon patent numbers 8,240,362 and 8,245,764, held by the company.
Seidon 120M and 240M may have been launched late January 2013, but had been pictured much earlier, in September. Ahead of its launch, Asetek claims it had contacted Cooler Master with a cease-and-desist order, but it claims the latter didn't respond satisfactorily, going ahead with the launch. The case (Civil Action No. 3:13-cv-00457-JSC) will now be heard by a US Court. Cooler Master's defense could stress on the point the essential design of a CPU liquid cooler hasn't changed for decades. Other liquid cooling makers, which aren't particularly as big as Asetek (which sells liquid cooling solutions to even the server and defense industries), will be closely following the case.
Source:
eTeknix
Seidon 120M and 240M may have been launched late January 2013, but had been pictured much earlier, in September. Ahead of its launch, Asetek claims it had contacted Cooler Master with a cease-and-desist order, but it claims the latter didn't respond satisfactorily, going ahead with the launch. The case (Civil Action No. 3:13-cv-00457-JSC) will now be heard by a US Court. Cooler Master's defense could stress on the point the essential design of a CPU liquid cooler hasn't changed for decades. Other liquid cooling makers, which aren't particularly as big as Asetek (which sells liquid cooling solutions to even the server and defense industries), will be closely following the case.
32 Comments on Asetek Sues Cooler Master Over Multiple Patent Infringements
I don't believe 14 years(7 for drugs) is too long for a patent to last. Any shorter than that and the companies are likely to make their money back on a lot of their products they design, and hence aren't likely to put any money into research and development.
Innovation doesnt come from an invented piece of LAW (which a patent is after all) but from GENIUS people around the world !
Heck where was this patent system of yours when China invented hundreds of things (gunpowder, printer, paper etc.) or Iran (persians) with their windmill, modern brick, even icecream that u eat everyday probably, and lots of others.
BTW the next time you come up with a profitable idea you could come here and share it with us. :toast:
And the EU's set of laws are total horse shit, they are so bad they even go as far as to tell someone what they can and can't name their own product. It is ridiculous.
About Europe, another big BS lie, i actually live in EU, u dont and dont talk about ridiculous laws when US and it's 50 states that some of 'em have so many laws concercing aspects of the private human behaviour that's so retarded u would think who made these into law! U can actually find 'em on google. Pretty much sure most countries from EU, altouhg have different sets of law, all have the same goal.
Next Lawsuit I see is Aquatop suing Asetek....
Aquatop make submersible closed loop aquarium heaters that gently disperse heat in aquariums and they are pretty much the same dammed thing LOL...
2) Does the Aquatop patent claims that it can be used to cool CPUs?
Unless the answer to both questions is Yes then Aquatop can't touch Asetek.
People, remember that what the patent protects is specified in the claims. You can't just read the title ("Cooling system for a computer system") and assume that Asetek is patenting all the cooling systems. I can assure you that there are thousands of patents by several entities that are named "Cooling system for a computer system".