Nintendo’s intellectual property right to the technology in its Wii Remote — or “Wiimote” — was challenged this week by Interlink Electronics, which was granted a patent last year for a trigger-operated electronic device that can be operated with a pointer sensor. Interlink claims Nintendo’s Wii game console, which has been on store shelves for less than a month, infringes its patent. The suit was filed in a federal district court in Delaware.
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Nintendo’s ‘Wiimote’ Subject of Patent Suit
Posted by: Erika Morphy December 12, 2006 11:13 AMNintendo’s intellectual property right to the technology in its Wii Remote — or “Wiimote” — was challenged this week by Interlink Electronics, which was granted a patent last year for a trigger-operated electronic device that can be operated with a pointer sensor. Interlink claims Nintendo’s Wii game console, which has been on store shelves for less than a month, infringes its patent. The suit was filed in a federal district court in Delaware.