AKA to discontinue Vikings and Excaliburs!

[-=Squid=-]

Originally posted by shartley
I see all sorts of places putting up quotes from AO made by Tom and John. But few post the WHOLE thing. That is what the difference is.

Using what Tom and John posted, and taking bits and pieces you can prove either side of the argument.

bleh, Ill just take your word on it.

[Ov3rmind]

I just realized I have nothing to contribute to this thread. But I'll just echo a commong opinion, **** you Smart Parts!

[paintballguy59]

why was my thread closed, I posted first.

[sneakyhacker420]

why doesn't smart parts just go ahead and patent the future of paintball :o

[Barfly]

well SP already went after ICD and they came to some sort of deal, so ICD is still making Bushies, so SP will not have a monopoly on all electros. SP is a gay dog company. I don't give a **** if anybody thinks it is good business. Their patent is too broad and they didn't enforce it right away.

[RT pRo AuToMaG]

Don't forget, we will also still have Matrices and DM4's (thank you dye for making an agreement with SP).

[SMG]

Legal fund...

Whatever money was donated for legal fees was probably used up the first day AKA had a decent law firm undertake their defense. Patent suits are extremely expensive and generally cannot be handled by the attorney with the office next to the local pet store in the strip mall. Fees start with the initial review and research of the complaint, which could cost thousands of dollars in itself.

[Digits]

You guys look at it as a bad thing??

Why?

Think of the innovations that are going to come out of this.. If a company can REALLY make a mech trigger thats like an electro no one would even want an electro anymore seeing that there would be waay less to go wrong.. And by the looks of it there won't be to many other contender electro's on the market in a while..

The cyborg is always there though

[FallNAngel]

Originally posted by Digits
The cyborg is always there though

...which is also an electronic marker which can be subjected to the SP patent...

[tony3]

Originally posted by RT pRo AuToMaG
Don't forget, we will also still have Matrices and DM4's (thank you dye for making an agreement with SP).

Well dye got off easy, they have the spool valve system, and the shocker uses this system so they made a deal pretty easily.

[Corbet]

does anyone else think that this might make mechs more popular again? I dont know how many companies will be to stubborn to pay SP, but this could be making mechs popular again.

[logamus]

Originally posted by Barfly
Their patent is too broad and they didn't enforce it right away.

apparently its good enough to beat icd and aka. its also good enough to get an agreement with dye and nps. say what you want but its good enough to win.

[$tevo]

as much as it sucks that SP is doing this. they do make some pretty great products. and it is just buisness, aka will just make a new marker, and im sure it will be just as good as the viking/excal

[-=Squid=-]

Originally posted by FallNAngel


...which is also an electronic marker which can be subjected to the SP patent...

...nope. Mac dev is based in Australia.

Either way, im still worked up over this. I have a bad temper when it comes to either being shot out or bad news in paintball...

[spantol]

So what? By selling their markers here, they agree to adhere to our IP laws. They're a valid target for an SP suit.

Originally posted by -=Squid=-
...nope. Mac dev is based in Australia.

Either way, im still worked up over this. I have a bad temper when it comes to either being shot out or bad news in paintball...