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[Tripon]

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On April 28, a federal appeals court confirmed that the patent asserted against Nintendo by RecogniCorp should never have been granted. The court’s order resolves a patent infringement lawsuit originally filed against Nintendo in 2011, in which RecogniCorp, LLC claimed that Nintendo’s Mii characters employed the same techniques described in the patent for making police sketches of suspects.

“We are very pleased with the court’s decision,” said Ajay Singh, Nintendo of America’s Director of Litigation and Compliance. “The decision marks another case in which Nintendo’s unique ideas overcame unjustified threats of patent infringement. Nintendo has a long history of developing innovative products and we will continue to vigorously defend all our products from meritless patent lawsuits.”

http://www.businesswire.com/news/ho...do’s-Win-Confirmed-Patent-Case-Mii-Characters

 

[RecRoulette]

Another win for the little guy.

Really though, that was a dumb suit.

 

[faint.]

All searches for RecogniCorp bring up patent litigation. Patent trolls or?...

 

[Makonero]

All searches for RecogniCorp bring up patent litigation. Patent trolls or?...

Yep, always. Most companies settle, but Nintendo almost always takes them to court.

 

[Moosichu]

Yep, always. Most companies settle, but Nintendo almost always takes them to court.

That's a good tactic actually, if your company has a reputation for going to court and consistently winning - then that is going to deter patent trolls from going after you.

 

[Tripon]

That's a good tactic actually, if your company has a reputation for going to court and consistently winning - then that is going to deter patent trolls from going after you.

If anything, companies seem to try to go after Nintendo's pretty regularly. I guess they see all that wii money and think it should be theirs.

 

[Savitar]

Nintendo smites another.

Nintendo may not always be on top but their lawyers sure are.

 

[turmoil]

Thanks Mr President

 

[perfectchaos007]

Another win for the little guy.

Really though, that was a dumb suit.

Recogni Corp is larger than Nintendo? I've never even heard of Recogni Corp

 

[Broken Joystick]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1366900&highlight=mii

 

[Gentleman Jack]

These guys also sued the makers of EVE Online for infringing on the same patent, so it looks like they were ready to go after anybody who had a character creator tool in their games. It's hard to tell if they ever successfully blackmailed anybody into a settlement.

 

[Doorman]

After reading this, is anyone else greatly amused by the notion of a police precinct somewhere releasing a Mii to the public as a composite for identification help?

"Do you recognize this man?!"

 

[The Wraith]

NoA doing God's work.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

Holy crap these guys have sued a lot of people over this single patent

 

[Daedardus]

Small summary I posted in another thread:

The only stuff you can find about that company is all the court documents pertaining to the lawsuit. Upon reading the appeal it seems that they tried to defend the particular way of encoding/decoding images using a composition of facial features. Court denied the patent based on the fact that encoding/decoding is omnipresent in the digital age and the fact they couldn't demonstrate why this particular method was inventive. Just a classic patent troll trying to make some easy money but getting blocked quite easily.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Holy crap these guys have sued a lot of people over this single patent

There are failed companies out there who's last resort is to sue every company who has a product that remotely resembles the concept of theirs. And filing lawsuits becomes their sole purpose of existence until they win one to get back on their feet. Its pathetic