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Sony, Nintendo, Nokia Sued Over Wireless
Sony, Nintendo and Nokia are currently infringing on patents related to the connectivity of handheld gaming devices, a new complaint says.
A court filing obtained by Edge from February 13 shows that Plano, Tex.-based Wall Wireless LLC is suing Sony, Nintendo, Nokia and related companies including Sony Computer Entertainment America and Nintendo of America for allegedly infringing upon U.S. patent 6,640,086, named "Method and Apparatus for Creating and Distributing Real-Time Interactive Media Content Through Wireless Communication Networks and the Internet."
The patent explains that the invention "pertains ... to methods and systems that allow an operator to distribute messages having aural or visual content that is generated by the operator using handheld apparatuses such as mobile telephones."
Wall Wireless alleges that Sony's PSP, Nintendo's DS, as well as certain real-time online multiplayer games such as Mario Kart and WipeOut Pulse infringe on the patent. The plaintiff also says that Nokia's mobile devices N81, N82, N93 and N95 infringe on the patent, along with the mobile game Reset Generation.
Wall Wireless' namesake, Corbet Wall, filed for the patent in 2001 in Taiwan and the U.S. The U.S. Patent Office issued the patent in 2003.
The complaint said that each defendant received a notice of the patent in question "at least as early as October 2008." Defendants have yet to take a license under the patent, the filing stated.
"Unless a permanent injunction is issued enjoining Defendants from infringing the ‘086 patent, Wall Wireless will be irreparably harmed," the complaint added.
Aside from a permanent injunction, Wall Wireless is seeking damages, costs, expenses, attorney's fees and pre-judgment and post-judgment interest.
"As a result of Defendants’ infringement of the ‘086 patent, Wall Wireless has suffered monetary damages that are compensable ... by no less than a reasonable royalty," the filing stated.
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very good.The complaint said that each defendant received a notice of the patent in question "at least as early as October 2008." http://www.crazypurchase.com
A lot of this patent thing is ridiculous. People just patent ideas without having an ounce of technical know how or resources needed to make these ideas a reality.
Oh well, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Here's my patented idea:
"An enclosed room in which objects and people are simulated by a combination of replicated matter, tractor beams, and shaped force fields onto which holographic images are projected. Sounds and smells are simulated by speakers and fragranced fluid atomizers, respectively. The feel of a large environment is simulated by suspending the participants on force fields which move with their feet, keeping them from reaching the walls of the room (a virtual treadmill)."
There, I've just patented Holodeck technology. It's not my idea, but I've patented it. So there!
I ain't got a clue how to build it, but it should be ready by around the 24th century. My descendants will reap the financial rewards.
Jezus Christ! ANOTHER of these lawsuits!? Isn't there a judge that realizes how moronic all these patents are?
Now I know why earnings are down for all these companies. They have to have a 10000000000000000 person legal team to work all the patent lawsuits, as soon as they start making some coin off of their products.
Why bother commenting on this pathetic situation, but then again, here I am....Commenting....sigh
The complaint said that each defendant received a notice of the patent in question "at least as early as October 2008."
I like the idea that the patent holder just simply didn't notice that these products infringed their patents, for 4 years.
And the defendants understandably ignored the notice because the mere manner in which the accuser wants to monopolize or to cash in to wireless data distribution and game interactivity is so ridiculous. It's almost like patenting the way we broadcast and receive radio signals
All these companies claiming patent infringement are sure coming out of the woodwork these days.