Topic: Secure Axcess Sues Nintendo for Patent Infringement

[Aaron Brown]

Yup, again.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/37178/secure-axcess-sues-nintendo-for-patent-infringement

Both Nintendo Co. Ltd. and Nintendo of America, Inc., along with a slew of other companies, are being accused of patent infringement by Secure Axcess, LLC,

The patent in question was issued February 18, 2003, and is for "a computer providing multiple display capability where one display presents the current document and another display may show a true display of a previously opened document."

Compensatory damages, costs, among other reliefs are what Secure Axcess is looking to gain for the companies selling the Wii U without license or authorization.

This isn't the first time Secure Axcess has taken legal action to Nintendo, either. Last January, the company summoned Nintendo for infringement for the very same patent as the new Wii U case, except with the Nintendo DS, DS Lite, DSi, 3DS, and 3DS XL.

[pokepal148]

If you're taking this long to go after them for this then you've already lost all credibility.

[Adrock]

You need to have credibility first in order to lose it. This is more reaffirming their lack of credibility and status as patent trolls, not that anyone asked for either/both to be reaffirmed.

[Enner]

Patent reform can't come soon enough.

[ThePerm]

yeah sue nintendo for a technology they are licensing....

[UncleBob]

If you're taking this long to go after them for this then you've already lost all credibility.

Not that I think there's any merit here, but this statement is untrue.

There are a multitude of reasons why it might take awhile to file a lawsuit.  You have to evaluate the technology and determine how close it is to what you have.  Have a few experts look at it and support your claim (which might mean shopping around until you can find enough who do).  Find a law firm that's willing to take on the case (which can mean a lot of explaining of technical lingo and a lot of bargaining on how to pay for the lawsuit/divvy up the winnings).  Then, there's a few months of "good faith" efforts to negotiate with the offending party to come to an agreement out of court (so that when/if you do go to court, you can show you're not just out for a payday, that you did make reasonable efforts to work with the offending party beforehand).

[Ceric]

I'm guessing they didn't win the DS line case.

Also that particular patent can apply to ANY COMPUTER PERIOD.  That is way to broad to have been patentable.

[ikki5]

I'm guessing they didn't win the DS line case.

Also that particular patent can apply to ANY COMPUTER PERIOD.  That is way to broad to have been patentable.

that is probably why they did the Patent like that, so they can try and get free money from any kind of computer.

[Ian Sane]

So right now my PC is connected to two monitors so I guess I'm infringing on this patent!  OH NO!!!

Software patents make no sense because software is already considered intellectual property under copyright law.  What else is covered under both?  It's not like I can patent a style of music.  No, I can only copyright individual songs and go after people who use that song's melody or lyrics in a song they claim authorship of.

[Phil]

I'm guessing they didn't win the DS line case.

Also that particular patent can apply to ANY COMPUTER PERIOD.  That is way to broad to have been patentable.

Well, I was able to patent the word "Central." Now, Central Park is half mine.

[Shaymin]

Hey, let's see where this is being filed...

Source:  The Southeast Texas Record[/URL]

Figured.

[Aaron Brown]

I'm guessing they didn't win the DS line case.

Also that particular patent can apply to ANY COMPUTER PERIOD.  That is way to broad to have been patentable.

Sadly, I could not find any final results whatsoever regarding the DS line case.

[pokepal148]

Yeah seriously, I'm going to patent the 'patent' and make a patent infringement case against anyone who owns a patent.

[jawsisra]

Nintendo Lost the DS case.  They have to pay them like $3 per ever DS ever sold and are currently selling. 

The Compy try to get the DS and 3DS banned in the USA but it did not work

What will happen is Nintendo will pay them a good sum of $ and we will not hear the outcome


I support Patent Reform

[Ceric]

Are patent system needed to be reformed in the 90's when it was clear this was going to be a problem in the future.

[the asylum]

Hey, let's see where this is being filed...

Source:  The Southeast Texas Record[/URL]

Figured.

Texas, where the Affluenza Epidemic all started

[BlackNMild2k1]

So right now my PC is connected to two monitors so I guess I'm infringing on this patent!  OH NO!!!

Software patents make no sense because software is already considered intellectual property under copyright law.  What else is covered under both?  It's not like I can patent a style of music.  No, I can only copyright individual songs and go after people who use that song's melody or lyrics in a song they claim authorship of.

Back in 924 BC, I patented the use of audio tones used in collaboration with each other to make sounds that have a recognizable rhythm and/or beat that may or may not be accompanied by vocal projections to make what will one day be called music....a term that I also be patented.


I'm putting together the lawsuit now. I'm gonna be filthy rich.

[Pixelated Pixies]

As the legal owner of the patent for patenting both 'things' and 'stuff', I can assure you my lawyers will in contact with Secure Axcess.

[NWR_insanolord]

I've patented the English language, so anytime you say or write using that language you owe me $5.

[Pixelated Pixies]

你是一个天�

[Ceric]

I've patented the English language, so anytime you say or write using that language you owe me $5.

I'm glad I speak Ceric.  It just seems like English.

[pokepal148]

I've patented the use of 'breathing'