boards producer (Asus) is determined to defend in court its exclusive right to use additional contacts in the connector OC Socket to increase overclocking potential Haswell-E processors and memory type DDR4.
Cause for concern is Asus competitor activity. Gigabyte is using hidden opportunities processor socket LGA 2011-3. Asus suggests that the documentation for the relevant development has become the property of competitors due to the negligence or willful misconduct by the partners, the company supplying the components (the same processor sockets, for example). Other motherboard manufacturers may face litigation claims by Asustek. At least, Gigabyte has all the chances to take part in these proceedings.