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I'd personally vote for much harsher penalties for frivolous lawsuits, but damn that "cruel and unusual punishment" clause!
"The jury awarded Liebeck $200,000 in compensatory damages. This amount
was reduced to $160,000 because the jury found Liebeck 20 percent at
fault in the spill. The jury also awarded Liebeck $2.7 million in
punitive damages"
...why is this company not suing the companies that actually MAKE the aftermarket cooler?
Here comes the coffee thing again. McDonald's was serving the coffee hot enough to give people 3rd degree burns, it was not consumable and flat out dangerous. The lady had 3rd degree burns over 6% of her body and had to stay in hospital for days to undergo skin grafting. She deserved every penny. If you're going to pick a stupid court case pick one you actually know something about.
That's BS. One of the requirements for a patent to be able to be filed is that it has to be novel. And in 2002, Shuttle SFF PCs were already using heatpipes for their CPU coolers!
Someone beat American technologies to it in 1944. US Patent 2,350,348
End of frivilous lawsuit.
Still a retarded case... just like this one...
When it comes to selling a major product/service, of any sort, 50-60% of your average customer is going to be retarded. Seriously need a virus that wipes out the lazyness in society. Then shit would get done, and not done for them by everyone else..
That's BS. One of the requirements for a patent to be able to be filed is that it has to be novel. And in 2002, Shuttle SFF PCs were already using heatpipes for their CPU coolers!
Someone beat American technologies to it in 1944. US Patent 2,350,348
You know, I hear all the time too that the lady deserved to win that judgment against Mc Donalds because the coffee was like 155F. I honestly don't give a damn if they handed her molten lava! They didn't dump the shit in her lap!
I have seen crazier things but this seems like a prior art situation. I wouldn't be surprised if this goes no where. Frozen CPU guys are probably a bit worried but, to me, it sounds like when Monster cable tried to sue Bluejeans. They will probably get a similar response too.
That's BS. One of the requirements for a patent to be able to be filed is that it has to be novel. And in 2002, Shuttle SFF PCs were already using heatpipes for their CPU coolers!
Someone beat American technologies to it in 1944. US Patent 2,350,348
You do realize there IS liquid in heatpipes on the CPU coolers, right?
Its a liquid with a real low boiling point. Those pipes don't work off of magic.
This is a US patent. Are there any US manufacturers of this design? It takes both ... Noctua for instance is in Australia (or someplace down under) so they are safe as a manufacturer. But if they do not have a licensing agreement then the distributors in the US may be liable!? Never heard of distributors being held for infringement, but *I* not hearing of it doesn't mean too much. OEMs as Dell may have an agreement in place with the patent holders.
Excu-u-use me you smart a$$ that I did not interpret ".at" in www.noctua.at correctly. Their web site does not indicate a company geographical location.Noctua are actually made in Austria. Your right Australia is 'Down Under', Austria however is in Europe.
Do they teach Geography in US?
What if you were the inventor? There are more one kind of little guy ... not saying that I know these people, but really ... ..Makes you wonder if these massive legal teams will come out to help the little guy. I know if I was running Intel, I'd send over my legal team, just cause I'm sick of these patent trolls.
What if you were the inventor? There are more one kind of little guy ... not saying that I know these people, but really ... ..
Excu-u-use me you smart a$$ that I did not interpret ".at" in www.noctua.at correctly. Their web site does not indicate a company geographical location.
And your point would otherwise be relative to this thread HOW .. .. .. ?????? Excellent to portray your country as the village idiot.
I am not wanting being contentious here ... but it is the burden on those producing products to ensure that they are not infringing on patents. The patent was issued in, I think 2000?, and it does take a while to understand and/or establish "damages".If I were the inventor? I would have talked with the big companies when they first started selling their products, not 30 years after.
How does not knowing the suffix ".at" suggest that geography is not taught in the US? I took offense in the clearly disparaging comment about my country.How about instead of just blurting shit on the forums, you take two seconds to reference your points.