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Sony and Nintendo being sued for controller patent violation |
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Written by Felix Da Silva (fdasilva@bitnip.com)
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Monday, 14 January 2008 |
 Copper Innovations Group has filed a suit in United States District Court for
the Western District of Pennsylvania against both Nintendo and Sony, alleging
that the companies' control devices infringe on their patent.
According to Gamespot, Copper Innovations Group late last month filed suit against Nintendo and Sony
for a patent it holds on a "Hand Held Computer Input Apparatus and Method."
The patent filed in 1996 covers a method for connecting
devices to a system and sorting their inputs by means of hardware identification
numbers tied to each transmission.
The Wii Remote, Wii Nunchuk, Sixaxis controller, and Blu-ray Remote Control are
all named in the suit as infringing products. However, Microsoft and its controllers are not included in this suit.
Copper Innovations Group is seeking damages plus interest, legal fees, and an
injunction permanently prohibiting Sony, Nintendo, or their agents from
infringing upon the patent.
This is not a first time when these controllers were being sued for violating a patent. Immersion won its
lawsuit against Sony over the rumble technology in PlayStation and
PlayStation 2 DualShock controllers. Microsoft also
settled with Immersion for $26 million for the rights to its rumbling controllers.
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