Someone pissed off Jake & Len, replicating LE heads |
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Someone pissed off Jake & Len, replicating LE heads |
davep |
Nov 25 2008, 02:07 PM
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a new thread on Air Cooled Technology:
http://forums.aircooledtechnology.com/show...23001#post23001 it was not a smart move on someones part. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
biosurfer1 |
Nov 25 2008, 10:45 PM
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Teener fo Life! Group: Members Posts: 3,020 Joined: 3-August 03 From: Roseville, CA Member No.: 977 Region Association: Northern California |
Not trying to stir the pot here, just trying to understand all of this since intellectual property is quite fascinating to me...
Jake is producing the heads based on the original Porsche heads with modifications he/Len have developed right? Could Porsche have the same claim against Jake since he is making the heads on the CNC machine now? How much does something have to be modified before its considered "different"...I believe a former boss of mine had this problem once when he tried to patent his idea, the patent office rejected it because it was "too easily modified" (I think that was the reasoning" |
CliffBraun |
Nov 25 2008, 10:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 252 Joined: 26-April 06 From: San Luis Obispo,ca Member No.: 5,933 Region Association: None |
Not trying to stir the pot here, just trying to understand all of this since intellectual property is quite fascinating to me... Jake is producing the heads based on the original Porsche heads with modifications he/Len have developed right? Could Porsche have the same claim against Jake since he is making the heads on the CNC machine now? How much does something have to be modified before its considered "different"...I believe a former boss of mine had this problem once when he tried to patent his idea, the patent office rejected it because it was "too easily modified" (I think that was the reasoning" He modifies original castings, or like original castings from another source. I'd also believe that nothing in the Jake's (or Porsche's) would not be covered by some prior art. Porsche would have a better claim against Jake than Jake would have against whoever is copying Jake's modifications, but since nothing in the whole chain is patentable no one would ever "win" anything in a lawsuit. Unless someone who has the deepest pockets decides it's worth their while to put someone else out of business. This, too. |
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