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WDP hands Smart Parts a setback!

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Topic: WDP hands Smart Parts a setback!
Posted By: hwayhzrd
Subject: WDP hands Smart Parts a setback!
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 12:46pm

Well, well, well ... it seems that Smart Parts doesn't have EVERYBODY in the legal system snowed .

WDP has turned back a patent violation suit dealing with electronic firing systems filed in 2002 by Smart Parts!

Maybe there IS some hope!

Link to the article:

http://www.68caliber.com/news/industry/story04341.php - http://www.68caliber.com/news/industry/story04341.php

DOOM ON YOU, Smart Parts!



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Posted By: youm0nt
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 12:53pm
owned


Posted By: Panda Man
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 12:58pm
So now what...  Is AKA going to make a new Viking or somthing now?  Because it said that Smart Parts did not Create the trigger system in which they sued AKA over and since the Judge denied that they did make it the whole thing Agianst AKA should be over now...  Right?

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Posted By: Ilovepaintball1
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 1:00pm
Originally posted by youm0nt youm0nt wrote:

owned


Posted By: †Sniper†
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 1:01pm
Originally posted by youm0nt youm0nt wrote:

owned


Posted By: mbro
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 1:01pm
sweet

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Posted By: BARREL BREAK
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 1:25pm
yes! one small step for WDP, one giant leap for The opressed!


Posted By: Trogdor2
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 1:28pm
I love WDP.  I sold that speed I got like a year ago because it was all broken and stuff, but I still like them.

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Posted By: .Ryan
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 1:52pm
God I hope AKA can appeal and start makin the vikings again.....Please?

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Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 2:15pm
Heh

I wouldnt get too excited. My money says that WDP just wanted a piece of the sue-happy pie. I imagine theyll just stand right along with SP and help them sue everyone else.


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Posted By: Gatyr
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 3:02pm

EDIT: random stupidity. didnt quite get a good look at the date or read the thing. i tohught it said april.



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Posted By: Random_Person
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 3:11pm
Originally posted by †Sniper† †Sniper† wrote:

Originally posted by youm0nt youm0nt wrote:

owned


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Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 3:12pm

The Wisconsin lawsuits involving proshops was for a different patent.  That lawsuit is about LCD screens, menu displays, and similar fancy options.  That lawsuit is still progressing.

The end result of the old lawsuit isn't fully settled, but if SP and WDP end up jointly owning the patent (which is what the judge is hinting at), then what Enos suggests is certainly a possible outcome.  Of course, that would involve SP and WDP becoming buddy buddy, which might be a little hard...    :)

I must say, however, that it sounds like WDP's lawyers absolutely spanked SP's lawyers.  Brilliant move buying the doc's interests.

I think this decision just effectively killed the SP patent, and we'll see an electro free-for-all soon.

My theory.

 



Posted By: MetallicaESPa5
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 3:14pm
wow.

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Posted By: travis75
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 4:33pm

Originally posted by youm0nt youm0nt wrote:

owned

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Posted By: NiQ-Toto
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 4:42pm
Glad to hear it finally made it through court, and WDP won. Keep pn keepin on WDP...

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Posted By: 98God
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 4:56pm
good


Posted By: freedom fighter
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 5:46pm
Arine should go and kick some smartpart butt

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Posted By: tgaffner
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 6:22pm

WDP will win against Smart Parts. I have known that scince the beginning. This is pretty much their size comparison:

WDP > Smart Parts.

Who do you think will win? Also, not all of Smart Part's patants were international patents.....

I just cant wait to see is Smart Parts goes for any of these companies:

Brass Eagle
Tippmann
Kingman



Posted By: NotDaveEllis
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 6:27pm
I'm not sure if SP would touch Tippmann (Not even sure they can) now that Tippmann has a 5 billion dollar backer.


Posted By: tgaffner
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 6:30pm

Originally posted by NotDaveEllis NotDaveEllis wrote:

I'm not sure if SP would touch Tippmann (Not even sure they can) now that Tippmann has a 5 billion dollar backer.

SP couldn't even TOUCH Tippmann or Brass Eagle.

Last year (Before the whole Summit ordeal) Smart Parts was 16 percent the size of Tippmann.

 




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