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Controller Patent Suit Won Against Sony

Posted by Zonk on from the really-easy-jokes dept.

ivec writes "Immersion Corporation announced that the jury returned a verdict favorable to Immersion in its patent infringement suit against Sony Computer Entertainment. The jury found that Sony infringed all the asserted claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,275,213 and 6,424,333 and that those claims were valid. I was surprised how recent these filings were (2000 and 2001). The patents cover 'vibrating devices' such as joysticks."

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  1. NOT FUNNY by grm_wnr · · Score: 4, Funny
    The patents cover 'vibrating devices' such as joysticks.
    I refuse to make a joke about that!
    1. Re:NOT FUNNY by NanoGator · · Score: 3, Funny

      "I refuse to make a joke about that!"

      Is that why your teeth are chipped?

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      "Derp de derp."
  2. Re:Prior Art... by Fammy2000 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Prior art doesn't mean prior art anymore. It means "I was the first to file for this patent, even if 10 years later". Or in /. terms, "FP! LOL!"

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    If I had something intelligent to say, I would have said it.
  3. Re:Prior Art... by ebrandsberg · · Score: 2, Funny

    I've noticed that too. The Patent office is operating under the assumption that all things that are patentable ARE being patented by people, and ignoring the fact that many ideas are NOT being patented. In addition, they are ignoring the fact that a parent should be non-obvious. Proof?

    http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns9 99 92178

    Not only was this granted, but was granted on appeal.