Post by BoW GaCAman on Dec 26, 2014 8:36:03 GMT -5
From the 'Why ALL Glocks should be re-called/modified, by the Glock company' www.teapartycommunity.com/nomoreglockleg/info/ page:
ISSC was sued by Glock for 'patent infringement' several years ago, although the gun includes a factory STANDARD dual-sided (ambidextrous) manual safety on the slide, which Glock has NEVER had, on ANY model, EVER. See item 1, (taken from the ISSC website) below.
ISSC M22 exceeds all modern pistol requirements:
>Highest security due to five different safeties working independently from each other
>Highest precision due to bull-barrel match and match trigger
>Weaver rail for mounting laser and light modules
>Highest quality MADE IN AUSTRIA
>Highest targeting precision due to perfectly contoured grip and adjustable sight
>Highest fun-factor due to excellent value caliber .22 l.r. ammunition
From the [circa 2010] article:
Unbeknownst to me, Glock filed a lawsuit against Austrian Sporting Arms and ISSC Handels GmbH and have just announced that they settled the case. This lawsuit and the settlement are very much the same as the H&K vs. ATI lawsuit.
The ISSC M22 pistol
From the press release…
GLOCK, maker of the internationally-famous family of GLOCK pistols, has settled a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against Austrian Sporting Arms, Inc. (“ASA”) and ISSC Handels GmbH (“ISSC”). The lawsuit involved claims for trade dress infringement, trade dress dilution, and unfair competition based on ASA’s sales of a .22 caliber pistol known as the M22, which is manufactured in Austria by ISSC. GLOCK alleged in the lawsuit that the M22 has an appearance that is confusingly similar to the distinctive appearance and overall image of the GLOCK pistols. Without admitting liability, ASA and ISSC agreed to resolve the matter by redesigning the M22 to differentiate its appearance from the appearance of the GLOCK family of pistols, to cease further imports of the M22 until the redesign is complete, and to pay GLOCK an undisclosed amount. The specific terms of the settlement are confidential.
While clearly patterned after the Glock there are significant differences, such as the slide safety and the external hammer, and so I am surprised that ASA was forced to settle.
ISSC M22 .22 caliber (so-called) 'Glock clone'
ISSC was sued by Glock for 'patent infringement' several years ago, although the gun includes a factory STANDARD dual-sided (ambidextrous) manual safety on the slide, which Glock has NEVER had, on ANY model, EVER. See item 1, (taken from the ISSC website) below.
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ISSC M22 exceeds all modern pistol requirements:
>Highest security due to five different safeties working independently from each other
>Highest precision due to bull-barrel match and match trigger
>Weaver rail for mounting laser and light modules
>Highest quality MADE IN AUSTRIA
>Highest targeting precision due to perfectly contoured grip and adjustable sight
>Highest fun-factor due to excellent value caliber .22 l.r. ammunition
From the [circa 2010] article:
Unbeknownst to me, Glock filed a lawsuit against Austrian Sporting Arms and ISSC Handels GmbH and have just announced that they settled the case. This lawsuit and the settlement are very much the same as the H&K vs. ATI lawsuit.
The ISSC M22 pistol
From the press release…
GLOCK, maker of the internationally-famous family of GLOCK pistols, has settled a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against Austrian Sporting Arms, Inc. (“ASA”) and ISSC Handels GmbH (“ISSC”). The lawsuit involved claims for trade dress infringement, trade dress dilution, and unfair competition based on ASA’s sales of a .22 caliber pistol known as the M22, which is manufactured in Austria by ISSC. GLOCK alleged in the lawsuit that the M22 has an appearance that is confusingly similar to the distinctive appearance and overall image of the GLOCK pistols. Without admitting liability, ASA and ISSC agreed to resolve the matter by redesigning the M22 to differentiate its appearance from the appearance of the GLOCK family of pistols, to cease further imports of the M22 until the redesign is complete, and to pay GLOCK an undisclosed amount. The specific terms of the settlement are confidential.
While clearly patterned after the Glock there are significant differences, such as the slide safety and the external hammer, and so I am surprised that ASA was forced to settle.