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Nintendo Suffers $21M Patent Infringement Award

Posted by timothy on from the patent-rolling-your-eyes-derisively dept.

CowTipperGore writes "The AP reports (via Yahoo!) that Nintendo of America Inc. has been ordered to pay a small East Texas gaming company $21 million for infringing on a patent while designing controllers for its popular Wii and GameCube systems. No stranger to lawsuits over controller designs, a Nintendo spokesman said the company will seek an appeal. The suit was originally filed in 2006 and included Microsoft. Microsoft's aggressive legal push back apparently helped as they reached a (confidential) settlement agreement before the case went to trial."

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  1. Suffering Succotash by nuzak · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'd like to "suffer" a $21 award.

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    1. Re:Suffering Succotash by nuzak · · Score: 2, Funny

      Actually a $21M award would be better. What a difference a letter makes.

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  2. Well... by Kingrames · · Score: 2, Funny

    At least they wiil appeal the ruling.

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    1. Re:Well... by oahazmatt · · Score: 5, Funny

      At least they wiil appeal the ruling. Why bother? It'd be easier to auction off a few Wiis under assumed eBay accounts to make-up the difference.
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    2. Re:Well... by powerlord · · Score: 2, Funny

      At least they wiil appeal the ruling.

      Why bother? It'd be easier to auction off a few Wiis under assumed eBay accounts to make-up the difference.


      I can see it now:

      When contacted for comment, Nintendo of America issued this press release:

      "Wii would like to Pay"

      and suggested interested parties should check new eBay auctions.
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  3. Re:Patentability by OMNIpotusCOM · · Score: 3, Funny

    Under this new logic, there's seemingly ENDLESS things you can use the Constitution to prove. I heard the founding fathers didn't want us to smoke... I think that's in the 9th Amendment too. Amazazing!