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Nintendo Loses Controller Patent Lawsuit
kryogen1x alerts us to coverage at 1up indicating that Nintendo controller may soon become scarce — Nintendo lost in court to Anascape over analog sticks in their Wii and GameCube controllers.This isn't the first time the big manufacturers have been targeted in lawsuits involving features in their controllers. From the article: "The lawsuit concerns the analog sticks in the Classic Controller and GameCube controllers, which Texas-based Anascape Ltd. claims to hold a patent on that Nintendo violated. The court has ruled in favor of Anascape, and US District Judge Ron Clark has rejected Nintendo's request for a new trial. As a result, Clark said he will put a ban on the sale of the controllers (which includes sales of GameCube systems) starting tomorrow, July 23, unless Nintendo posts a bond or puts royalties into an escrow account."
When you pry it from my cold, dead hands...
See guys! This is what happens when you DDoS 4chan! Now we've got people trolling as the people who troll Twitter, using made up accounts that are one letter off from Twitter's accounts, which are one letter off from whatever accounts it was Twitter had decided to troll in the first place.
These trolls' power level is OVER 9000!
Anascape, you have just unleashed the fury of zillions of Slashdot zealots!
Take no prisioners!
I wonder if part of those settlements was to sue nintendo to bankrupcy.
Here is one way to fix the problem: let the Patent Office be heavily penalized for every patent overturned by the courts. If the Office goes bankrupt as a result of its own negligence, too bad, let it die. Congress can always start a new Office with completely different management.
At the moment, the Patent Office is too unaccountable; there is little penalty for doing shoddy work. The threat of bankruptcy might concentrate a few minds over there.
I like this line of thought, but you are way too generous. Why penalize with money? Give each patent examiner a strike when their decisions are over turned. After three strikes, kill them. ( Most would retire after two )
Hmmm...this plan could bring accountability to other governmental agencies too. Imagine every congressperson getting a strike when a law that he/she passed was found to be unconstitutional.
the vast majority of posts here contribute nothing of particular value and or say nothing at all.
Most at least try to pad it with more than three words.
Don't thank God, thank a doctor!
The companies slogan is "Anascape - The Analog Landscape of the Future!!!"[1]
Remember, the more exclamation points you use, the more exciting people will think your product is.
Ponies!!!
If Jews are patent trolls, does that mean you're like, at least part-jewish?
Cmdr Taco is not yet charging by the comment. It's not necessary to do so because the comments are made from 100% recycled electrons. The comment that bothers you expresses succinctly the shock that such an event could occur in a supposedly fair system. Complain that it's rude or vulgar. It is, and so are the events that induced it. Don't complain that it says nothing, because it conveys an emotion felt by many of us. I'm sure some famous person once said "The trick of writing well is to say what you mean, then stop."
Help stamp out iliturcy.
my GameCube controllers are very jiggly and have huge nullzones.
I dated a girl once who fit that description.
Table-ized A.I.
The Wii has been become the most popoular console in the US (here) Based on these facts, of course an US court will rule in favour of a US company as the result will make the country profit from an overseas competitor like Nintendo.
-- LP-Research
Alex says he's been an inventor most of his life and has been screwed out of a lot of patients.
Is he a doctor as well?
I think it's time to be wary if the girl you're dating has an analog stick, let alone two.
Pet peeve: Profane people propagating perfunctory pedantry.
Be quiet, I won't have your well reasoned and thoughtful posts making sense of what's happening here.
11 was a racehorse
12 was 12
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You can't judge a patent by its title, you know.
They're, their, don't loose you're temper, reign it in!