The company that sued Nintendo
three years ago has just had their then-disputed patents snatched up by the
House of Mario.
In 2010, IA Labs sued
Nintendo, saying that the Wii Fit exercise peripheral infringed on their
patents. That suit got dismissed and IA
was ordered to pay Nintendo’s court defense costs. They apparently couldn’t and
now Nintendo acquired those same patents in a Maryland sheriff’s sale.
Nintendo’s statement on the matter follows:
https://kotaku.com/nintendo-sued-again-this-time-over-wii-fit-5517623
“Nintendo’s
track record demonstrates that we vigorously defend patent lawsuits, like the IA Labs lawsuit, when
we believe we have not infringed another party’s patent. This includes
holding those who sue Nintendo responsible for the costs and expenses incurred
in patent litigation,” said Richard Medway, Nintendo of America’s vice
president and deputy general counsel. “Nintendo has a long history of
developing innovative products while respecting the intellectual property
rights of others.”
The video game giant has recently been on the losing side of
patent litigation, too, with a recent ruling making it so they have to pay royalties for the camera technology used in the 3DS
