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Nintendo Pays Out $21 million for Patent Infringement
on 15.05.2008 at 09:56
Posted by Jorge B (jb) 
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Nintendo, Wavebird, GameCube, Anascape
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Nintendo of America has been ordered to pay a whopping $21 Million to small developer Anascape for patent infringement.
Back in 2006 Texas-based Anascape filed lawsuits against both Nintendo and Microsoft for various patents they felt were used to create next-generation controllers. These patents, 12 in total, ranged from "Analog Sensor(s) with Snap-Through Tactile Feedback" to "Remote Controller with Analog Pressure Sensor(s)".
A federal jury has now found in favor of Anascape and has ordered Nintendo to pay out $21 Million (US) for infringing their patents in the Wii Classic, WaveBird and Gamecube controllers.
Fortunately both the Wii remote and nuchuck remain unscathed.
Nintendo spokesman Charlie Scibetta confirmed the company are looking to appeal and reduce the award sum significantly. Microsoft, on the other hand, said in a statement that terms of the settlement reached May 1 were confidential.
Back in 2006 Texas-based Anascape filed lawsuits against both Nintendo and Microsoft for various patents they felt were used to create next-generation controllers. These patents, 12 in total, ranged from "Analog Sensor(s) with Snap-Through Tactile Feedback" to "Remote Controller with Analog Pressure Sensor(s)".
A federal jury has now found in favor of Anascape and has ordered Nintendo to pay out $21 Million (US) for infringing their patents in the Wii Classic, WaveBird and Gamecube controllers.
Fortunately both the Wii remote and nuchuck remain unscathed.
Nintendo spokesman Charlie Scibetta confirmed the company are looking to appeal and reduce the award sum significantly. Microsoft, on the other hand, said in a statement that terms of the settlement reached May 1 were confidential.
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L100 C3 Master
Wow that's a major payout, still with the money they are making it will not effect them as bad as it could have in previous years.
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L77 K.K. Slider
Blame the banks, i bet Nintendo had a standing order and someone forgot to put it through. Nintendo are good friendly family company!
fine just fine
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L34 Keese
ouch... wonder if we will see a rise in prices...
6980L100 C3 Master
Why would we see a rise in prices? This is not a variable cost.
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L7 Mushroom Guard
what are you people talking about?!, 21 mil it's nothing for nintendo, they are a billionaire company.
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L89 Tom Nook
Yeah it sounds like a lot to us, but Nintendo made a net income of 2.5 billion dollars last year
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