This month, it has come to mild that Lian Li is suing a number of rival PC case fan makers, alleging patent infringement. Thermaltake and Phanteks are each within the crosshairs in the meanwhile, however Phanteks has responded, denying that it’s infringing on Lian Li’s daisy-chain fan patent.
In a discover despatched out to press retailers at present, Phanteks confirms that it has been focused by Lian Li in a lawsuit. The firm says it consulted with patent legal professionals through the improvement of its D30 followers and located that the design wouldn’t infringe on Lian Li’s patent. Phanteks asserts that the “D30 followers are an authentic thought and have been issued patents in a number of nations thus far”.
While Phanteks disagrees with Lian Li’s lawsuit in opposition to them, the corporate additionally says it respects legitimate and enforceable IP rights and are “assured that the results of this authorized matter will verify there isn’t any infringement”.
Phanteks could have a degree too. While the Lian Li UNIFAN design makes use of a seamless magnetic connection methodology for daisy-chaining followers, Phanteks’ D30 followers use further clips to connect followers collectively. These clips do not come pre-installed both, so there may be some meeting concerned on the person’s finish.
KitGuru Says: Lawyers will little doubt spend hours arguing over the similarities and variations between these fan designs. From an outdoor perspective although, I’d say the D30s are totally different sufficient to not be thought-about a copycat product, however that is only one tech fanatic’s opinion. For now, we’ll have to attend and see how issues shake out as authorized proceedings proceed.
