District Court Rules for Nintendo in Patent Infringement Suit
Nintendo didn't infringe on a patent held and asserted by Quintal Research Group, a U.S. District judge in Oakland, California, ruled. Quintal's infringement claim alleges the disputed patent addresses the positioning of buttons and controls on several of Nintendo's handheld…
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gaming devices. Friday, Judge Saundra Armstrong granted Nintendo's request for summary judgment, saying Quintal failed to sufficiently prove the alleged infringement. “The result in this case continues to prove that Nintendo will vigorously defend its innovations against patent lawsuits and will not pay to settle cases simply to avoid litigation," Nintendo General Counsel Devon Pritchard said in a statement. Quintal didn't comment.