Maxpedition stops manufacturing knife line due to dispute with Mad Dog Knives article

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I'm not familiar with this case, but it sounds to me like someone pretty much copied another knife and rationalized it by calling it "homage." Whether there is something 'wrong' with that depends on one's values.

Materials being pretty much 'everything' in knives, are they really the same knife though? The case could be made there is a world of difference.

A guy is selling a design of knife for over $700. Another guy sells a similar LOOKING knife for a max of $200. As with anything in this culture, there are those who will buy both and justify either.

I have no problem with reading old posts. Sometimes I've replied to old posts by accident after becoming absorbed in reading them for a while. This is a FORUM, isn't it?
 
This wouldn't be the first time Maxped has muddied the waters and effectively severed relationships for profit. How many times can you do stuff like this before being called out?
 
EChoil said:
I have no problem with reading old posts.
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And nor should you. that is why they are there. They are great information.

EChoil said:
Sometimes I've replied to old posts by accident after becoming absorbed in reading them for a while. This is a FORUM, isn't it?
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Right. That is my point. Many of these old necro threads get responded to with no hope of answer from those originally involved. It is a forum but if whom you are responding to is no longer around then it isn't really useful. There is great information in old posts. If the OP had looked into this very controversial issue we would not need to once again hash this out. If something so concerns you, go look it up. If you didn't know about something that concerns you, does it really concern you?

On topic, I wouldn't buy either knife, the original being outrageously expensive. Love their packs but I don't want my knife company making packs, I want them making knives.
 
Craytab , if you don't like certain threads you can simply not post in them. You complain and tell people what to do a little to often. If someone starts a thread you don't like oh well ignore it... your not the "thread police" lol people can do as they please here as long as its within forum rules. You come off as rude and authoritative even though you have no authority.
craytab said:
Wow! Good to see you are following me. Could you also like my facebook page?



If you need info on something, you can search for it, read up on it, but you don't have to post in a 9 year old thread asking questions of people who might not still be alive. It is rather funny when folks try to get in an argument in a 9 year old thread started by a banned member. Lol!



But seriously, the search function is a great way to find out information you might not already know. It is fairly easy to use. I am not complaining, just pointing out that the search function is a great tool. Much easier to use the search tool than ask other members to use it for you and then post up the results. :thumbup:
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I hadn't heard of this either, interesting read.
 
shinyedges said:
Craytab , if you don't like certain threads you can simply not post in them. You complain and tell people what to do a little to often. If someone starts a thread you don't like oh well ignore it... your not the "thread police" lol people can do as they please here as long as its within forum rules. You come off as rude and authoritative even though you have no authority.
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And wait, what exactly are you doing in this very post? The same thing you criticize me for.

My point is, if you want to know about something, research it a bit. The search function here works very well. Also, Google is your friend. If you start a thread here with outdated and inaccurate information prepare to be called on it.

It's a forum remember.
 
I didnt come to this thread to lecture the OP like you did so no its not the same at all. All I'm saying is lay off people your not a mod just a member like everyone else not everyone wants to search dozens of threads. So who are you to tell people what they need to do? Anyway enough deviating off topic live and let live.
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And wait, what exactly are you doing in this very post? The same thing you criticize me for.

My point is, if you want to know about something, research it a bit. The search function here works very well. Also, Google is your friend. If you start a thread here with outdated and inaccurate information prepare to be called on it.

It's a forum remember.
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shinyedges said:
I didnt come to this thread to lecture the OP like you did so no its not the same at all. All I'm saying is lay off people your not a mod just a member like everyone else not everyone wants to search dozens of threads. So who are you to tell people what they need to do? Anyway enough deviating off topic live and let live.
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And Boom goes the dynamite.
 
shinyedges said:
I didnt come to this thread to lecture the OP like you did so no its not the same at all. All I'm saying is lay off people your not a mod just a member like everyone else not everyone wants to search dozens of threads. So who are you to tell people what they need to do? Anyway enough deviating off topic live and let live.
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I didn't come here to lecture anyone. Just pointing out some facts: the topic has been discussed before, don't ask other members to search for old threads for you because that is lazy, don't post old info that is outdated, and don't spread inaccurate information. Who would argue in favor of doing any of the previous? Now you are here chastising me for pointing these facts out. Who is lecturing who?

No I am not a mod. But this is a forum, remember? The op posted bad, outdated, inaccurate information. I and others have pointed that out. The least bit of research on the tpoic would have negated the need for this thread and/or avoided its inaccuracies.
 
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Golden Gate Bridge said:
After reading both threads above, did Maxpedition go ahead and manufacture and sell these knives and are they currently available?
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This was all ready answered in this very thread by two separate people. But to answer this again yes, they are currently being sold by maxpedition.
 
Golden Gate Bridge said:
After reading both threads above, did Maxpedition go ahead and manufacture and sell these knives and are they currently available?
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Pretty sure they are, otherwise I'm not sure how one landed in my mailbox Monday. :)

Haven't had a chance to do much with it yet, first impressions are good, sharp, seems well made.
 
bodog said:
I guess MDK needs to have a talk with Gayle Bradley and Spyderco,too, because the bowie being produced by them also looks very similar to the knife in question.
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It seems to go back to the questions I asked in another thread about "What does the knife manufacturer own in regards to the design of the knife? How much does a knife have to change before it is not a patent lawsuit issue?"
 
Golden Gate Bridge said:
After reading both threads above, did Maxpedition go ahead and manufacture and sell these knives and are they currently available?
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Seriously?

Again, yes, these are available for sale right now, making your comments on the situation outdated and inaccurate.
 
What happened so Maxpedition is now manufacturing the knives that Mad Dog said they were a copy of theirs? Did they reach an agreement where Maxpedition would pay Mad Dog to purchase the rights to manufacturer? Did Mad Dog back off because they realized they would not win in a lawsuit? What happened between Jan and the time Maxpedition began manufacturing that line of knives?
 
Golden Gate Bridge said:
It seems to go back to the questions I asked in another thread about "What does the knife manufacturer own in regards to the design of the knife? How much does a knife have to change before it is not a patent lawsuit issue?"
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In this case I dont believe there is any patents to be infringed. Mad dog knives are extremely well built but are simple tool steel knife with molded nylon handles. Nothing about how they are made is unique to them and at best Mad dog could hope for a judgment for trademark infringement. But I never thought mad dog knives were so unique looking that you could consider anything about their design incredibly unique. Now the maxpedition knives look almost identical in pictures but they both have different identifying marks.
 
Golden Gate Bridge said:
It seems to go back to the questions I asked in another thread about "What does the knife manufacturer own in regards to the design of the knife? How much does a knife have to change before it is not a patent lawsuit issue?"
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Yes, it seems your threads always end up on that very issue. Have you consulted a copy rights/trade mark lawyer yet? Chinese Government officials? To the answers you are asking the questions of, that is where I would start...
 
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