In a press briefing posted today, Nintendo announced that a patent guaranteed by technology acquired inside the Wii Remote was deemed illegal.
The decision comes to court in Dallas and has knocked down a $ 10.1 million jury award for Nintendo since 2017. According to the release, "the court concluded that iLife Technologies Inc. was trying to cover the broader concept of moving sensors.
The battle between Nintendo and iLife Technologies Inc. it's been going on for a while; The newly invalid patent was the last of six iLife Technologies Inc. first launched against Nintendo in 2013. The other five were found and not effective in 2016.
Ajay Singh, Deputy Chief Justice of the United States, joined some of the controversial comments to answer the news:
"Nintendo has a long history of inventing new and unique products, and we are pleased that, after many years of litigation, the court agreed with Nintendo.