Search: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Motiva LLC v. Nintendo Co. Ltd. Case Dismissed
Motiva LLC v. Nintendo Co. Ltd. United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Case No. 10-cv-349, Filed March 2, 2010 This case was terminated on June 19, 2014. The…
2006’s Iconic Nintendo Wii Controller Patent
The console that changed everything, patented.
Palworld 1.0 Launches as Nintendo Patent Case Targets Earlier Versions
Palworld 1.0 has launched while Nintendo and The Pokémon Company's pending patent claims against Pocketpair remain limited to earlier, pre-patch versions of the game.
Exploring Nintendo’s 2019 Pokéball Plus Patent
Nintendo’s game controller, shaped like a Pokéball and patented back in 2019, features a button, a vibrator, and an antenna.
Nintendo’s 2014 GameBoy Emulation Patent
Nintnedo's patent relates to the emulation of GameBoy games on “low-capability target platform[s].”
Nintendo Wins Battle with Pirates on UK Seas
Nintendo Wins Battle with Pirates on UK Seas Nintendo Co. Ltd. v. Sky UK Ltd. & Ors England and Wales High Court (Chancery Division) In the England and Wales High Court, Nintendo…
Nintendo Faces Lawsuit over Software Used for Its Mii Avatars – Cert Denied/Game Over
RecogniCorp, LLC v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. Case number 16-1499 United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Decided: April 28, 2017 In December 2011, Texas-based RecogniCorp, LLC sued Nintendo Co. Ltd.…
Gamevice v Nintendo – Let’s try this again, at the ITC
Certain Portable Gaming Console Systems with Attachable Handheld Controllers and Components Thereof International Trade Commission, Inv. No. 337-TA-1111 -and- Gamevice, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. et al CAND-3-18-cv-01942 Last year, we reported…
Nintendo sued by Hybrid Audio regarding MP3 Standards Patent
On March 27, 2018, Hybrid Audio, LLC (“Hybrid Audio”) sued Nintendo of America Inc. and Nintendo Co., Ltd. (“Nintendo”) for alleged infringement of RE 40,281, a reissue of U.S. 6,252,909. The allegedly…
Nintendo files two IPR Petitions against User Input Stream Patent
On Feb. 7, 2018, Nintendo Co., Ltd. and Nintendo of America, Inc. (“Nintendo”) filed two petitions for Inter Partes Review of U.S. 6,219,730 to Nguyen, a patent owned by Genuine Enabling Technology…
Nintendo Wii Balance Board suit dismissed
Ithaca Ventures k.s. et al. v. Nintendo of America Inc. et al. United States District Court, Western District of Washington 2:14-cv-01512 Filed May 9, 2013 Terminated May 18, 2015 On May 18,…
Case Update: IA Labs v. Nintendo
IA Labs CA, LLC v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. et al. District of Maryland Civil case No.: 8:10-cv-00833-PJM. Case Update: May 2012 In March 2012, a Maryland District Court judge dismissed IA’s suit…
Case Update: Motiva v. Nintendo – Officially moved to Washington
Motiva LLC v. Nintendo Co. Ltd. United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (originally Eastern District of Texas) Case No. 10-cv-349, Filed March 2, 2010 (originally November 10, 2008)…
Case Update: Nintendo v. Chan
Nintendo of America v. Daniel Man Tik Chan United States District Court for C.D. Cal. Case No. 2:09-cv-04203-JFW-PLA, Filed June 12, 2009 Case Update: This case ended on August 20, 2009, following…
Case Update: Hillcrest v. Nintendo
Hillcrest Laboratories Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. et al United States District Court, District of Maryland Case No. 8:08-cv-02188-RWT, Filed August 20, 2008 Case Update: On September 24, 2009, the parties submitted…
Creative Kingdoms Aims Wand at Nintendo
Creative Kingdoms, makers of the MagiQuest live-action role-playing game, has filed a complaint at the International Trade Commission (ITC) against Nintendo Co., Ltd. and Nintendo of America, Inc., asking the ITC to…
Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft Just Can’t Control Themselves
With the growing popularity of video game systems such as Nintendo’s Wii, Sony’s Playstation 3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360, it seems that all sorts of patent holders are coming out of the…
New Case: Motiva v. Nintendo (patent infringement)
Well, it looks like Nintendo has been sued for patent infringement again. This time by Motiva LLC, for infringement of U.S. Pat. No. 7,292,151, which is directed to a “Human Movement Measurement…
Case: Universal v. Nintendo (2nd Cir. 1984) [TM]
Universal City Studios v. Nintendo Co. Ltd. 746 F.2d 112 (2nd Cir. 1984) Tanks, soldiers, countless helicopters, and even Godzilla were no match for King Kong, so how did Nintendo manage to…
The Beat Don’t Lie: An Overview of Rhythm Game Patents
A survey of some active U.S. patents relating to rhythm video games, including patents by Harmonix and Nintendo.