A company called Fenner Investments Ltd. decided to sue Nintendo, claiming that their GameCube and Wii controllers infringed on one of their patents. US District Court Judge Leonard Davis of Tyler, Texas didn’t agree, and dismissed the case on Monday. Rick Flamm, NOA Senior Vice President (Legal & General Counsel) was obviously happy with the judge’s decision.
We are very pleased with the court’s decision. Nintendo has a long history of developing innovative products while respecting the intellectual property rights of others. We also vigorously defend patent lawsuits when we firmly believe that we have not infringed another party’s patent, despite the risks that this policy entails. I would like to express our sincere appreciation for the tireless efforts of our legal team, which represented us so well.
That’s one lawsuit down, a million more to go.
