Nintendo Sued For Wii-Related Patent Infringement
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Posted September 7, 2011 by M.H. Williams.
Another company has stepped up to the plate to try its hand at wrangling some money out of Nintendo. ThinkOptic, makers of the Wavit Remote, have filed a lawsuit against Nintendo, alleging patent infringement.The main patent mentioned in the filing is U.S. Patent Number 7,796,116, describing “Electronic equipment for handheld vision based absolute pointing system.” ThinkOptic has called foul on Nintendo, saying the platform holder knew ahead of time that it would be infringing with the release of the Wii.
“The rejection of [...] applications — assigned to Nintendo Co. Ltd. — based on the ’116 patent is proof that the Nintendo defendants knew or should have known of the objective risk that one or more of their products infringed at least one claim of at least the ’116 Patent,” wrote ThinkOptic.Two other patents are also mentioned in the filing: 7,852,317 describing a “Handheld Device for Handheld Vision Based Absolute Pointing System”, and 7,864,159 outlining “Handheld Vision Based Absolute Pointing System”. ThinkOptic even alleged that the upcoming Wii U will infringe on its patents.
Other companies listed in the suit include Nyko Technologies, GameStop, RadioShack, and JC Penney, with ThinkOptic requesting a jury trial.
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