Update: Freedom Wave v. Mad Catz et al. (P) [C.D. Cal.] 2005
Freedom Wave LLC v. Mad Catz Inc. et al., CV 2:05-cv-02954 (C.D. Cal. 2005)
Technology at issue: Wireless game controllers
Freedom Wave LLC, apparent owner of at least six patents directed to various technologies for wireless game controllers, has sued Mad Catz Inc., Nyko Technologies Inc., and Logitech Inc. for patent infringement. The specific patents at issue are:
U.S. Pat. No. 6,280,327 - Wireless Game Control Units
U.S. Pat. No. 6,878,066 - Wireless Game Control Units
In its complaint filed April 21, 2005, Freedom Wave LLC alleges that Mad Catz et al. infringe the above patents by "making, using, selling, and offering for sale, products embodying the patented invention including, but not limited to, wireless game controllers that feature vibration." Complaint at 3-4 (emphasis added). In addition to the above-named patents, Freedom Wave LLC also owns the following patents, which were not asserted in the April 21, 2005, complaint:
U.S. Pat. No. 6,585,596 - Wireless Game Control Units
U.S. Pat. No. 6,659,871 - Wireless Game Control Units
U.S. Pat. No. 6,719,633 - Wireless Game Control Units
U.S. Pat. No. 6,743,101 - Wireless Game Control Units
The Patent Arcade will continue to monitor this case on a regular basis and provide new information as it becomes available.
Technology at issue: Wireless game controllers
Freedom Wave LLC, apparent owner of at least six patents directed to various technologies for wireless game controllers, has sued Mad Catz Inc., Nyko Technologies Inc., and Logitech Inc. for patent infringement. The specific patents at issue are:
U.S. Pat. No. 6,280,327 - Wireless Game Control Units
U.S. Pat. No. 6,878,066 - Wireless Game Control Units
In its complaint filed April 21, 2005, Freedom Wave LLC alleges that Mad Catz et al. infringe the above patents by "making, using, selling, and offering for sale, products embodying the patented invention including, but not limited to, wireless game controllers that feature vibration." Complaint at 3-4 (emphasis added). In addition to the above-named patents, Freedom Wave LLC also owns the following patents, which were not asserted in the April 21, 2005, complaint:
U.S. Pat. No. 6,585,596 - Wireless Game Control Units
U.S. Pat. No. 6,659,871 - Wireless Game Control Units
U.S. Pat. No. 6,719,633 - Wireless Game Control Units
U.S. Pat. No. 6,743,101 - Wireless Game Control Units
The Patent Arcade will continue to monitor this case on a regular basis and provide new information as it becomes available.
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