Doh! PFO laying off all staff(Solana, Solaris...) (1 Viewer)

[Timanator]

Check it out! What happens when you dont take care of business!

http://www.reefbuilders.com/2009/02/03/big-trouble-brewing-future-aquarium-leds/#more-4332

 

[bangoo]

That sucks, well I guess I better buy my moon light fixture soon.

 

[slyfox]

absolutely ridiculous.. i hope pfo win hands down, they should cos its absolutely stupid

 

[R-BallJunkie]

send them hate email. i did.
there is a contact button on the website.

what are they gonna do, sue me?

c

 

[MarkieB]

? 8O 8O

I get a page with nothing....

 

[R-BallJunkie]

http://www.orbitec.com/LEDaquarium.html

Here is another link, direct to orbitecs website addressing issue. I just sent another alcohol induced nasty gram. remember kids, don’t drink and email

c

 

[stdreb27]

how can you patent how an led is used? This doesn't make any sense.

 

[Guest]

that not good, this is a case of greed.

 

[bcallahan]

"how can you patent how an led is used? This doesn't make any sense."

It's probably a "business method" patent.

 

[R-BallJunkie]

nice corporate response., i aint buying it.

start of quote


Thank you very much for your email. We unfortunately can't discuss the ongoing litigation, but understand that you are seeing just a single very inaccurate opinion, and know that we took this course of action as a last resort after months of attempted discussions for partnership.


I encourage you to read the patent (US 7,220,018) and see that by no means have we cornered the market on LED lighting for marine applications. We have a particular system design patent that includes many, many features, and only in that combination are products infringing. There are many other LED Aquarium lighting patents pending and issued as well, so we do not see ourselves as stifling competition, rather we are a small U.S. company based in Madison, Wisconsin trying to compete and protecting our intellectual property.

Our product line will be released later this year under a partnership with another aquarium lighting company, and we look forward to continuing to integrate and work together in the industry. Please let me know if you have any other questions, and I will do my best to answer them. I have also attached the statement from our president.


Marty






Marty Anne Gustafson
Manager, Commercial Products
PLANET LLC / ORBITEC
1212 Fourier Drive
Madison, WI 53717



Phone: 608-229-2787
Fax: 608-827-5050
Email: gustafsonm@orbitec.com
www.planet-llc.com
www.orbitec.com







end of quote

 

[Niko5]

Thank you for your email, and rest assured we are not a fake company nor a patent troll. ORBITEC is a small company based in Madison, Wisconsin that has been building custom LED lighting systems for almost ten years. Some of our non-custom products are available through PLANET LLC, a partner company. In 2003 we applied for a patent on the LED aquarium system we had designed, and during the past four years as it was prototyped, tested and brought ready for release the patent was awarded.


We have a strong commitment to our LED products and intellectual property, and have spent the past year looking for distribution partners in the industry to work together with us. That is our goal, and we look forward to the new products being released with our partners this fall. If you have any specific questions, I can do my best to answer them.



Marty

I still say they are full of crap.