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Casino Beacon > Online Casinos > New Casino Bonuses > Bonus Archive 19 May 2008 $21 Million Verdict Against Nintendo The law firm McKool Smith have announced a $21 million patent infringement verdict in favor of Tyler, Texas-based Anascape Ltd. against Nintendo of America Inc. The verdict handed down on May 14 2008, concludes nearly two years of litigation over a series of protected Anascape patents related to video game controllers. The jury's verdict followed two weeks of trial. "We are extremely pleased with the jury's verdict," says Mr. Cawley, who regularly represents clients in patent claims in the Eastern District of Texas. "Anascape may be a tiny company compared to Nintendo, but the verdict confirms that the company's technology is second to none." The jury found that various controllers sold by Nintendo, including the GameCube controller, GameCube Wavebird controller, Wii Classic controller and Wii Remote, infringed Anascape's patents, and awarded Anascape $21 million. Nintendo is one of the largest suppliers of game controllers and related equipment in the multi-billion-dollar video game industry. |
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