Specialized doet Scott een proces aan
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viper
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Specialized doet Scott een proces aan
Specialized heeft een zaak aangespannen tegen Scott omdat ze van mening zijn dat de Genius het Horst link patent schendt.
Toch is het oud nieuws
JULY 20, 2004 -- MORGAN HILL, CA (BRAIN)--Specialized is embroiled in yet another patent dispute over its FSR four-bar linkage suspension patent. The company recently filed a lawsuit against Scott USA, seeking to prevent the company from selling its two Genius full-suspension mountain bike models in the United States.
Scott USA officials said they plan to fight the lawsuit. "Our Genius design was independently developed by Scott and offers unique features," said Scott Montgomery, the vice president of Scott USA's bicycle division.
"The Specialized litigation involves U.S. patents. Specialized has no corresponding patent in Europe or elsewhere, and therefore this dispute has no impact on our continuing sales in Europe and other parts of the world," Montgomery added.
Specialized officials did not immediately comment on the lawsuit.
The FSR design originated in August 1991 when Specialized and Horst Leitner co-developed the four-bar link design, which incorporated the patented Horst Link. Specialized assumed control of several key suspension patents from Leitner in May 1998.
Specialized and G. Joannu Cycle reached an agreement in February after Specialized filed a similar infringement lawsuit alleging that the Jamis Dakar models infringed on the patent. Several other smaller companies, among them Colnago and Kestrel, license the patent.
Giant also agreed not to sell its popular NRS full-suspension mountain bikes in the United States for one year in 1999. Although Specialized did not file a lawsuit against Giant, which is one of its main original equipment bike suppliers, it did contact it alleging infringement. Like Scott USA, Giant said its NRS bikes did not infringe on the Specialized patent and continued selling them in other markets around the world.
JULY 20, 2004 -- MORGAN HILL, CA (BRAIN)--Specialized is embroiled in yet another patent dispute over its FSR four-bar linkage suspension patent. The company recently filed a lawsuit against Scott USA, seeking to prevent the company from selling its two Genius full-suspension mountain bike models in the United States.
Scott USA officials said they plan to fight the lawsuit. "Our Genius design was independently developed by Scott and offers unique features," said Scott Montgomery, the vice president of Scott USA's bicycle division.
"The Specialized litigation involves U.S. patents. Specialized has no corresponding patent in Europe or elsewhere, and therefore this dispute has no impact on our continuing sales in Europe and other parts of the world," Montgomery added.
Specialized officials did not immediately comment on the lawsuit.
The FSR design originated in August 1991 when Specialized and Horst Leitner co-developed the four-bar link design, which incorporated the patented Horst Link. Specialized assumed control of several key suspension patents from Leitner in May 1998.
Specialized and G. Joannu Cycle reached an agreement in February after Specialized filed a similar infringement lawsuit alleging that the Jamis Dakar models infringed on the patent. Several other smaller companies, among them Colnago and Kestrel, license the patent.
Giant also agreed not to sell its popular NRS full-suspension mountain bikes in the United States for one year in 1999. Although Specialized did not file a lawsuit against Giant, which is one of its main original equipment bike suppliers, it did contact it alleging infringement. Like Scott USA, Giant said its NRS bikes did not infringe on the Specialized patent and continued selling them in other markets around the world.
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Schijfrem
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Pffft , ze mogen dan nog gelijk de Japanners doen en van alles kopiëren: dergelijke dingen zullen toch altijd gebeuren!
Waar maken die van Specialized hun druk over ?
Trouwens: is het niet altijd zo geweest dat alles wat goed is en/of een zekere reputatie heeft, steeds wordt gekopiëerd ?
De kunst is echter het zodanig te doen dan men op zijn minst het originele concept verbeterd of evenaart.
Die Zwitsers zullen ook nie kunnen tegenhouden dat anderen hunnen emmentahl kaas namaken, de Jappen bvb ?
Maar daarom gaan procedures aanspannen .... tja ... alhoewel, advokaten moeten ook verdienen hé !
Waar maken die van Specialized hun druk over ?
Trouwens: is het niet altijd zo geweest dat alles wat goed is en/of een zekere reputatie heeft, steeds wordt gekopiëerd ?
De kunst is echter het zodanig te doen dan men op zijn minst het originele concept verbeterd of evenaart.
Die Zwitsers zullen ook nie kunnen tegenhouden dat anderen hunnen emmentahl kaas namaken, de Jappen bvb ?
Maar daarom gaan procedures aanspannen .... tja ... alhoewel, advokaten moeten ook verdienen hé !
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beethoven
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Specialized doet Scott een proces aan
Advokaten, mannen met de aktentassen waarin het revolver verborgen zit. Dit is een definisie van deze titel voor mij. Verdere komentaar hoeft niet. Rudy VdE.
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Re: Specialized doet Scott een proces aan
dedju, straks mag ik mijne genius nog terug inleveren!viper schreef:Specialized heeft een zaak aangespannen tegen Scott omdat ze van mening zijn dat de Genius het Horst link patent schendt.
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