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Yuikiko

Posted: Mar 17 2009, 05:54 PM

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http://www.gamespot.com/news/6206238.html

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A little more than two years ago, Fenner Investment filed suit against Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft, claiming that the three companies' consoles violated a patent it held on a "Low-Voltage Joystick Port Interface." Fenner voluntarily dropped Sony from the suit less than two months later, but the court case against Nintendo and Microsoft dragged on until this week.

I strenuously object!.

Yesterday, a US District Court judge granted Microsoft and Nintendo's motions to dismiss the suit without a jury trial, saying a correct interpretation of the patent's claims supports the console makers' arguments. It's not entirely clear what those arguments are, as the motions in which they were made are sealed from the public.

"We are very pleased with the court's decision," a Nintendo representative said in a statement. "Nintendo has a long history of developing innovative products while respecting the intellectual property rights of others. We also vigorously defend patent lawsuits when we firmly believe that we have not infringed another party's patent, despite the risks that this policy entails."

The description of the patent, #6,297,751, says it was originally developed by Lucent Technologies in 1998, the same year the original DualShock was released in the US for use with the original PlayStation.

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Posted: Mar 17 2009, 06:16 PM

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Yay, thank goodness for this time.

I'm willing to bet Fenner is a Texas-based corporation. LIKE ALL THE OTHERS WHO SUE NINTENDO

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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/03/17/ni..._patent_fenner/

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The case was brought against Nintendo by Fenner Investment Ltd, a Texas-based company

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Posted: Mar 17 2009, 06:54 PM

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QUOTE (Parakarry @ Mar 17 2009, 07:16 PM)

Yay, thank goodness for this time.

I'm willing to bet Fenner is a Texas-based corporation. LIKE ALL THE OTHERS WHO SUE NINTENDO

EDIT:
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/03/17/ni..._patent_fenner/

HAHA I CALLED IT

Yeah, I've noticed that too. What the heck?

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Posted: Mar 17 2009, 06:55 PM

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QUOTE (Parakarry @ Mar 17 2009, 05:16 PM)

I'm willing to bet Fenner is a Texas-based corporation. LIKE ALL THE OTHERS WHO SUE NINTENDO

So not only are Texans Death Sentence happy, they are also sue happy I believe.

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Posted: Mar 17 2009, 08:23 PM

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apparently texas has a reputation for ruling in favor of patent trolls which is probably an explanation as to why these lawsuits and many of the companies starting them are in texas

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Posted: Mar 17 2009, 08:30 PM

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QUOTE (Toodles @ Mar 17 2009, 05:54 PM)

Yeah, I've noticed that too. What the heck?

I read a statistic somewhere that, for whatever reason, juries in the Texas area have a higher tendency to favor the plaintiff in such lawsuits.

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Posted: Mar 17 2009, 08:36 PM

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QUOTE (Lightning @ Mar 17 2009, 09:23 PM)

apparently texas has a reputation for ruling in favor of patent trolls which is probably an explanation as to why these lawsuits and many of the companies starting them are in texas

What's good for Texas businesses is good for Texas

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