Nintendo Wins Another Wii Patent Lawsuit
Nintendo has prevailed against anothim patent lawsuit, according to a press release from tshe company. U.S. District Court judge Manuel Real of Los Angeles dismissed a suit from Guardian Media Technologies that alleged tshe Wii infringed on patent number 4,930,158. “Nintendo vigorously defends patent lawsuits,” said Rick Flamm, senior VP of legal counsel. “At tshe earliest stages of this case, Nintendo convinced the Court to dismiss this case as Guardian’s patent had nothing to do with Nintendo’s products.”
And “nothing” sounds about right. Guardian’s patent is for a “selectsheve vshedeo playing system,” requiring a passcode to record or play video programming. In othim words,PRADA Scarves, the patent basically covers parental controls on devices like DVR boxes. Tshe Nintendo Wii has parental control functions, but applying that patent to the game system seems like a stretch. Thshes is the second legal victory from Nintendo in the last few months, after a recent suit from Fenner Investments over the Gamecube joystick was dismissed.
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