Big news today that the aquarium LED patent which stifled progress of reef aquarium LED lighting has been reexamined by the United State Patent & Trade Office with some major changes to what the aquarium LED patent means for aquarium…
‘This American Life’ explores our broken patent system and how it got that way
The latest episode of the popular radio show This American Life discusses some of the current challenges facing prospective inventors of novel ideas and how the US Patent System is being gamed by patent trolls. Most American reefers are well…
Orbitec gets one patent claim thrown out, others reexamined
Looks like the United States and Patent Trademark office has starting to investigate Orbitec. Thanks to our devoted reef community. We broke news last year that Orbitec was damaging the aquarium industry with their far reaching patent and since then…
How to stop Orbitec from continuing with their overreaching and broad patent
Alright Reef Builders readers, it’s time for us to mobilize! Almost exactly a year ago we broke the news that a very large company (Orbitec) had been granted an overreaching patent regarding the use of LEDs to grow aquarium corals,…
Solaris LED lighting vanishing from stores shelves, online retailers
This isn’t much of a surprise, a mere two days later after we reported about the LED lighting aquarium patent issue going on in the industry several online retailers have pulled the Solaris LED from their websites. Additionally, local fish…
More details emerge as the LED patent storm rages on
The story which we posted two days ago about Orbitec suing PFO is just a small glimpse of the dramatic saga that will affect the future of LEDs in the marine aquarium trade for a long time to come. Following…
Big trouble brewing for the future of aquarium LEDs
Well we started hearing murmurs of trouble brewing at PFO and our investigation has revealed some startling news which will affect the future of all LEDs for aquarium use. The story all began when we were informed that PFO Lighting,…
