The Industry Standard - Nintendo loses Hillcrest Labs' Wii controller lawsuit? - Comments

Judged negative, based on a

Ian Lamont — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:38:05 -0400

Judged negative, based on a comment from Hillcrest's media rep that there are no new developments.

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As long as Nintendo can

Mark — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:33:32 -0400

As long as Nintendo can prove a slight difference in the way their technology is built or functions, they will win. Also if Nintendo filed a patent prior to Hillcrest, they will win. Nintendo needs to go out and buy a better interface and not worry about Hillcrest.

My intention when I

David Kuan — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:24:12 -0400

My intention when I suggested the prediction is for a favorable judgment if one of the following occurs:
1) Court decides for Hillcrest
2) An out-of-court settlement where Nintendo pays Hillcrests an (disclosed/undisclosed) amount

So what constitutes "losing"

Kevin Railsback173773 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:03:53 -0400

So what constitutes "losing" in an out-of-court settlement? If there's a settlement at all? Or a settlement where Nintendo pays Hillcrest royalties or some similar arrangement? This doesn't seem easily judgeable without some more detail on what "losing" means.

Judge Orders Depositions in

David Kuan — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:16:36 -0500

Judge Orders Depositions in Wii Patent Complaint on Jan 13 and Feb 6 this year.

Nintendo loses Hillcrest Labs' Wii controller lawsuit?

David Kuan — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:31:00 -0500

Hillcrest Labs is sueing Nintendo for patent infringement. The Rockville, Md.-based technology company says Nintendo violated three of Hillcrest's patents that relate to motion-controlled devices used with a television. Hillcrest is is requesting that the U.S. International Trade Commission ban Nintendo from importing the Wii to the States. Wii gamers use a motion-sensitive controller to interact to play and interact with the video games.

In mid-December, a U.S. District court judge ordered 8 depositions from Nintendo and Nintendo of America employees.

Prediction: Nintendo losts the patent lawsuit filed by Hillcrest Labs. Judgment will be based on a court decision or an out-of-court settlement. The closing date for bets may be adjusted periodically based on lawsuit preceedings.

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