Friday, May 16, 2008

Nintendo hit with patent suite

Nintendo was ordered to pay a small East Texas gaming company $21 million for <A HREF="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080515/ap_on_hi_te/nintendo_patent_dispute">infringing on a patent</A> while designing controllers for its popular Wii and GameCube systems.

A federal jury found in favor of Anascape in the lawsuit that was originally filed in 2006. Nintendo spokesman Charlie Scibetta said the company will seek an appeal and expects the court to reduce the award "significantly."

The jury found that Nintendo infringed on Anascape's patent while designing its Wii Classic, WaveBird and Gamecube controllers.

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