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Certain Nintendo controllers soon banned?

Posted on Wednesday, 23 July 2008 by Anneleen, source: Bloomberg
Nintendo is facing a ban on some of its controllers because of a lost lawsuit about a patent infringement claimed by the Texan company Anascape.

Anascape's patent covers certain configuration of the remote to control six types of motions at the same time.

[Anascape lawyer] Cawley said he argued last week that Anascape was entitled to a ban on the Nintendo controllers because Anascape wants to enter the market and Nintendo has "clogged the channel." Sony Corp., maker of the PlayStation game system, licensed the patent in 2004 and Microsoft Corp., maker of the Xbox 360, settled lawsuit claims on May 1, just before the trial began.

Nintendo said it didn't use Anascape's technology and challenged the patent's validity.
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The Nunchuck does not infringe the patent
The controllers in question are the Wii Classic, the Wavebird and the GameCube controller. The judge now also wants to stop sales of the controllers, unless Nintendo posts a bond or puts royalties in an escrow account.

Nintendo's request for a new trail has been denied too and the company plans to appeal the case to the Federal Circuit Court.

[Nintendo spokesman] Scibetta said Nintendo will "immediately appeal" once [US district Judge] Clark issues his order and post a bond. The company no longer makes the GameCube or WaveBird controllers, and "is free to continue selling the Wii Classic Controller'' pending the appeal, he said.
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Anonymous

Anonymous

Filthy behind-the-curtain games to prevent Nintendo from dominating the market. I wonder who is behind it. Sony or MS?
Filthy behind-the-curtain games to prevent Nintendo from dominating the market. I wonder who is behind it. Sony or MS?
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Posted on 09:36, July 24th 2008
Anonymous

Anonymous

Doesn't Microsoft own part or a majority of a company whose sole purpose is to find old patents and either exploit them or bring attention to inventors who may not know they are being ripped off?

Sorry for the bit of a run on.
Doesn't Microsoft own part or a majority of a company whose sole purpose is to find old patents and either exploit them or bring attention to inventors who may not know they are being ripped off? Sorry for the bit of a run on.
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Posted on 20:17, July 24th 2008
 

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