Nintendo Faces Ban on Wii, GameCube Controllers
Posted on 22 July 2008 by Erik
Nintendo is facing a ban on sales of the Wavebird, Classic Controller, and Nintendo GameCube controller for its Wii and GameCube systems after it lost a bid to overturn a $21 million patent-infringement verdict.
U.S. District Judge Ron Clark rejected Nintendo’s request for a new trial in the case won by Anascape Ltd. The judge said that he would stop sales of the Wii Classic Controller, WaveBird controller and Nintendo GameCube.
According to Anascape lawyer Doug Cawley, the judge’s ban will be put on hold while Nintendo appeals the verdict to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Nintendo will have to post a bond or put royalties in an escrow account to avoid the halt.
“Nintendo was already planning to appeal this case to the Federal Circuit court,” Nintendo spokesman Charlie Scibetta said in an e-mailed statement. “The recent ruling by the trial court does not impact that decision.”
Note: The Wii remote and Nunchuk do not infringe on the patent and therefore are in no danger of being banned.
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