Nintendo Wins at Preliminary Hearing for Wii Patent Infringement Case

November 3, 2011

Ohio-based company Motiva has lost its patent infringement case against Nintendo. The U.S. International Trade Commission ruled in favor of Nintendo at a recent preliminary hearing related to a claim by Motiva that the Wii infringed on its patents, including one for a "human movement measurement system" that uses wireless controllers to track a user's position in a three-dimensional space.

The decision will be reviewed by the ITC, with a final determination to be made in March of next year. While this is good news for Nintendo, it is not improbable that the Commission could change the decision at that time.

"Nintendo has a long history of developing innovative products while respecting the intellectual property rights of others," Nintendo General Counsel Rick Flamm said. "Nintendo is confident that, if the full International Trade Commission reviews the decision, it will reach the same outcome."

Source: Gamasutra

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