Nintendo freed of charges in patent lawsuit

A U.S. District Court judge has summarily dismissed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Nintendo brought by Fenner Investments. Always nice to hear that we can continue enjoying our Wiis and GameCubes without any doubt about ethical issues.

Fenner had alleged that the Wii and its controllers, as well as the GameCube, infringed on one of its patents (U.S. Patent No. 6,297,751). Judge Leonard Davis of the U.S. District Court in Tyler, Texas, dismissed the case on Monday, and ruled that there was no need for a jury trial.

"We are very pleased with the court's decision," said Rick Flamm, Nintendo of America's Senior Vice President, Legal & General Counsel. "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."

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  Nintendo: 1 - Fenner Investments: 0.

  Andrew, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Don't have enough digits for the number of patent lawsuits people have brought against Nintendo since the Wii came out.

  LesThom, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  So many people are suing Nintendo, looks like Fenner is not getting a piece of Nintendo like the rest.

  LeSomeGuy, 30-11--0001 at 00:00