Nintendo Patent Infringement on 3DS

A federal jury has found powerhouse developer Nintendo guilty of infringement. This has been taken up against an inventor’s 3D display technology patent with the 3DS hardware.

As reported by Reuters, the technology, which provides the 3D image on the handheld device, which can be used without 3D glasses, was invented by former Sony employee Seijiro Tomita. Tomita has sued Nintendo for patent infringement in 2011 and has now been awarded $30.2 million in damages after a successful legal battle.

The defence attorney representing the developer, Scott Lindvall, argued that the Nintendo 3DS doesn’t use key aspects from Tomita’s patent.

Nintendo of America provided a statement to IGN about the verdict:

"A jury awarded $30.2 million in damages to Tomita Technologies in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Tomita against Nintendo. The Tomita patent did not relate to the 3D games playable on the Nintendo 3DS. The trial was held in U.S. District Court in New York before Judge Jed Rakoff.

Nintendo is confident that the result will be set aside. The jury's verdict will not impact Nintendo's continued sales in the United States of its highly acclaimed line of video game hardware, software and accessories, including the Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo has a long history of developing innovative products while respecting the intellectual property rights of others."