{"id":428,"date":"2006-08-05T10:39:58","date_gmt":"2006-08-05T15:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/index.php\/microsoft-nintendo-hit-with-controller-patent-lawsuit"},"modified":"2006-08-07T16:38:04","modified_gmt":"2006-08-07T21:38:04","slug":"microsoft-nintendo-hit-with-controller-patent-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/microsoft-nintendo-hit-with-controller-patent-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft, Nintendo hit with controller patent lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Just when Microsoft and Nintendo thought they were safe from the madness that is the United States patent system, a Texas-based company called Anascape comes along and sues both console makers over 12 patents relating to video game controllers. <\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Anascape filed suit against Microsoft and Nintendo in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas this past Monday. Anascape has accused the companies of infringing on a dozen different patents that were issued between 1999 and 2005. The patents seem to deal with almost every aspect of today&#8217;s modern video game controller, such as analog controls, analog pressure sensors for buttons, vibration and tactile feedback, and more.<\/p>\n<p>(from <a href=\"http:\/\/biz.gamedaily.com\/\">GameDaily<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/biz.gamedaily.com\/industry\/feature\/?id=13431\">Microsoft, Nintendo Hit with Controller Patent Lawsuit<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Our patent system is a cruel joke. It will get worse before it gets better.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, don&#8217;t lump patents together with unrelated issues like trademarks, or copyright. They are each <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gnu.org\/philosophy\/not-ipr.xhtml\">completely different issues<\/a>. 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