Cooler master forced to pay $ 600,000 to asetek for patent misuse

When we mortals see this type of news, we are left with pictures, because $ 600, 000 is a real money. But it is up to Asetek to pay Cooler Master, which has been sued, and a few years ago, for violating patent rights.

If we go back in time we know it was March 11, 2013, when Asetek sued Cooler Master for patent infringement. More specifically, it affected water cooling systems. Due to this, it was in September 2015 when Asetek banned the sale of water cooling systems to Cooler Master in the USA.

Asetek Receives $ 600, 000 from Cooler Master for Patent Misuse

But if you believed that over the years everything would end in nothing, you are very wrong, because after years of struggle and with how slow justice is, we have seen that now, in April 2017, Asetek will receive $ 600, 000 by Cooler Master (CMI USA, Inc).

It is clear that it is crazy that this happens years later, but yes, it is as it is and as we tell you. And it is because these guys used the Asetek patents without having gone through the box at the time, despite the fact that so many years have passed, what matters is that they have violated the patents they had in their possession.

But why $ 600, 000?

It seems that the figure is not random, but has been studied based on the components affected (around 14.5% of Cooler Master's sales since 2012). It is a lot. But there is no doubt that it is a figure that belongs to Asetek and that he sees how years later he takes the long-awaited reward.

André Sloth Eriksen, founder and CEO of Asetek, stated that "this award represents another successful defense of Asetek's intellectual property".

Source | PRNewsWire