One such claim is https://gamevice.com/. It is suing Nintendo over an alleged infringement of patent over the design of the controller. Gamevice claims it is the owner of the patent for a free-hand and detachable controller.Â
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=9,126,119.PN.&OS=PN/9,126,119&RS=PN/9,126,119
The above links to the filed patent and was filed in 2015 in respect of a “Combination Computing Device and Game Controller with Flexible Bridge Section”. Should Nintendo be worried? Probably not! Nintendo sold just under 5 million units so far so a deal if the patent has legs will probably be done.Â
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