Hillcrest Laboratories said Nintendo has infringed on patents pertaining to motion control technology and graphical interface software, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
A complaint filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission says that Maryland-based Hillcrest seeks to block Wii and Wii Remote imports from Kyoto, Japan-based Nintendo.
The plaintiff said in a statement, "While Hillcrest Labs has a great deal of respect for Nintendo and the Wii, Hillcrest Labs believes that Nintendo is in clear violation of its patents and has taken this action to protect its intellectual property rights."
Bloomberg notes that the ITC has the authority to block imports of patent-infringing products.
For now, the ITC will investigate the complaint, a process that could take 15 months before a decision is reached.
Nintendo currently has product-related lawsuits pending in Texas, Pittsburgh, Chicago and Wilmington, Delaware.