Aquatuning/Alphacool of Germany which sells many products is registering the trademark names of many of its distributors

[Beanie46]

Taken from HardOCP:

Aquatuning of Germany which sells many products is registering the trademark names of its many of its distributors! Such as Bitspower, Danger Den, Koolance, Swiftech, Thermochill, XSPC, and possibly others.

Aquatuning is now giving different stories to the companies that hold these trademarked names as to why Aquatuning has registered these names abroad, without notice to the US Trademark holders. One reason given is that Aquatuning were ensuring another reseller couldn't do the same and force Aquatuning out of their market. However, a competing German reseller has received a cease-and-desist letter from Aquatuning concerning one of the newly registered trademarks.

Article here: http://www.hardocp.com/news.ht...xoZW50aHVzaWFzdCwsLDE=



Big discussion, plus link showing a LOT of the trademarked names Alphacool/Auqatuning is registering in Germany, such as Yate Loon, Swiftech, Danger Den, Thermochill, D-Tek, ACRyan, Noctua, and others.

XS discussion here: http://www.xtremesystems.org/f...howthread.php?t=226794


Sort of complete list of what they've registered so far:
http://www.abload.de/image.php...t-namensrechtecyyf.jpg


So, does this matter? It should, but probably won't. But it seems Alphacool/Aquatuning is doing an end run power grab to prevent other shops in the EU from selling any of these trademarked products without paying Aquatuning a fee.......or worse, being completely unable to sell the products, essentially putting them out of business.

Simply amazing!

 

[VirtualLarry]

Boycott?

 

[Sheninat0r]

I can't see how they're going to get away with this. There's even a member at XS who's sending emails to each company whose name has been taken, telling them to contest the infringement.

 

[Alphacool]

Hi @ all:

i am from Alphacool, i just wanted to say, that Alphacool and Aquatuning are 2 different and independet companies. There are no joint possession and no collective leadership. Mr Rudnicki is by Aquatuning since he has left the company in the mid of 2006.

We distance our self from this affair.

Greetings

 

[imported_Beno]

Originally posted by: Alphacool
Hi @ all:

i am from Alphacool, i just wanted to say, that Alphacool and Aquatuning are 2 different and independet companies. There are no joint possession and no collective leadership. Mr Rudnicki is by Aquatuning since he has left the company in the mid of 2006.

We distance our self from this affair.

Greetings

how can they prevent other fro selling cooling stuff?