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Asetek won against Cooler Master impact on Fury X?

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AMD R9 Fury X Could Be Impacted by Liquid Cooling Lawsuit

Liquid cooler manufacturer Asetek, the company that supplies many of the industry's best-known coolers by Corsair, EVGA, and NZXT, saw victory in a patent infringement case against Cooler Master (CMI) in 2014. In that trial, the jury awarded Asetek a 14.5% royalty on all Cooler Master liquid coolers sold in the US.

The trial can be boiled down to Cooler Master's usage of a coldplate-mounted liquid cooling pump, something for which Asetek holds a patent. Cooler Master's Seidon, Nepton, and Glacer liquid coolers use a pump atop the cold plate, which the court ruled to be patent infringement committed against Asetek. Cooler Master also makes AMD's R9 Fury X liquid cooling solution, which has interesting possibilities for the AMD product; it is yet unclear if the Fury X will be affected by the court ruling against Cooler Master, but the design is similar enough for there to be concern. The Fury X CLC hosts its pump atop the coldplate, which is the heart of these patent lawsuits.
 
When will we see Apple getting lawsuits for copying most of the things from other companies thesedays? Steve Jobs must be rolling in his grave either furious about Apple current lack of innovation, or very proud of the company going back to the root of the copying others rebrand as own days :D
 
Same thing with Apple vs Samsung (US company vs South Korean company), Asetek vs Cooler Master (US company vs Taiwanese company).

Anyone else seeing a trend? The judges in these cases must be truly oblivious to how corrupt their patent system is. Always favouring US companies vs foreign companies, true injustice for Samsung and Cooler Master.

Apple tried to do that same in the EU and Japan, both were thrown out. Would like to see Asetek try that here in the EU! Wouldn't even make it to the courtroom. :p

There are only so many ways in which you can make an AIO. i.e. Pump and radiator. :p
 
Hopefully for AMD's sake they can now get out of the contract with CM and scrap the AIO on Fury X, it offers very little compared to aftermarket solutions and has actually made Fury X less attractive due to the poor quality of the pumps.
 
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Maybe this is why the FuryX is in limited supply. With CM involved in a lawsuit they must have stopped or slowed production of the AIO cooler. Let's hope AMD sees sense and allows AIB's to make air cooled versions now.
 
Surely that can't be a new idea the pump on the mount? Other manufacturers are doing it, are they gonna get sued as well, or are their designs different?
 
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