Company Sues Nintendo; Claims They Patented Numbering

[HBox]

And Sony too. (http://au.gamespot.com/news/6184585.html)

The patent--which was filed in January of 1996--covers a method for connecting devices to a system and sorting their inputs by means of hardware identification numbers tied to each transmission. According to the suit, Nintendo and Sony are violating the Copper Innovations Group's patent by making and selling their systems and controllers. The Wii Remote, Wii Nunchuk, Sixaxis controller, and Blu-ray Remote Control are all named in the suit as infringing products.

THIS is the area where are lawsuits way out of control. Chances are any piece of recent electronics you have bought you paid a premium you didn't even know about to some company that bought old, unused patents from dead companies and sue a company that uses that technology and actually brought a product to market. The patent system is fucked up beyond belief and there is a thriving industry taking advantage of it and not actually doing anything but suing for damages and royalties. This is just the latest example.

[fohat]

This is why I refuse to use numbers.

[Mike Teacher]

Seseame Street invented numbers

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9... Nine... Chocolate... Layer Cakes !!!....

Trivia: What show was Pat Pending on?

[Heather 8]

Seseame Street invented numbers

Trivia: What show was Pat Pending on?

Wacky Races. What do I win?

[OGC]

Wacky Races. What do I win?


A flaming bag of #2

[Heather 8]

A flaming bag of #2

The hell is your problem?

[SatCam]

The hell is your problem?

scat fetish

[scottinnj]

Seseame Street invented numbers

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Please play it and enjoy. One of my favorites when I was a kid and I used to SCREAM the song and the Baker falling over. FANTASTIC!!!!!!!

[pennington]

I used to talk about numbers on my show. Only then did the Nintendo people do something.

http://www.facade.com/celebrity/photo/Howard_Stern.jpg

[Bob Impact]

And Sony too. (http://au.gamespot.com/news/6184585.html)



THIS is the area where are lawsuits way out of control. Chances are any piece of recent electronics you have bought you paid a premium you didn't even know about to some company that bought old, unused patents from dead companies and sue a company that uses that technology and actually brought a product to market. The patent system is fucked up beyond belief and there is a thriving industry taking advantage of it and not actually doing anything but suing for damages and royalties. This is just the latest example.

Patent Trolling makes my skin crawl.