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PS2 Controller Suit Goes Badly For Sony

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the rumbles-from-the-courtroom dept.

Immersion Corp, which owns the patent on 'rumble' technology, has won another round in its suit against Sony. Sony's 'dualshock' controller has used rumble technology for years, and in 2005 a judge awarded $82 Million to the patent-holder in payment. From the article: "Sony's defence was the alleged nondisclosure of some of the inventions of key employee Craig Thorner. who has been a consultant both for Immersion and subsequently for Sony. But, according to the report, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken was unhappy with Thorner's testimony supporting Sony, given that he had also been paid by Sony, and so dismissed this line of defence."

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  1. You have got to be kidding me by LeonGeeste · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Havine one unbalanced weight is "obvious", but adding a second is patent-worthy?

    *burying face in palms*

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  2. Reform? by Ed+State · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    To a techie hobbyist guy that gets an idea occasionally, the US patent system seems intimidating. Or at least expensive. But then it there's all these people/companies out there patenting every possible iteration of generic things like "video goggles"... gorsh. I dunno.

  3. Oh great by LeonGeeste · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Another overrated modding for a post of mine that hadn't previously been rated, courtesy of my Slashdot nemeses. Can't you guys think of anything original?

    Wait, let me guess: -1 Offtopic, right?

    You guys are so predictable it's not even funny.

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