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'''Anascape, Ltd. v. Nintendo of America, Inc''' was a court case held in the {{wp|United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas}} by judge {{wp|Ron Clark (judge)|Ron Clark}}. Started in 2006, Anascape, Ltd sued [[Nintendo of America]] for violating the controller patents with the [[Wii Remote]], [[Nunchuk]], [[Classic Controller]], [[WaveBird Wireless Controller]], and the [[Nintendo GameCube Controller]]. Anascape compared Nintendo's controller patents with the twelve following patents:
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* "Variable Conductance Sensor" (Patent #5999084)
* "Game Controller with Analog Pressure Sensor" (Patent #6102802)
* "Variable Conductance Sensor with Elastomeric Dome Cap" (Patent #6135886)
* "Remote Controller with Analog Button" (Patent #6208271)
* "Image Controller with Sheet Connected Sensors" (Patent #6222535)
* "Game Control with Analog Pressure Sensor" (Patent #6343991)
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* "Variable Sensor with Tactile Feedback" (Patent #6344791)
* "Analog Controls Housed with Electronic Displays" (Patent #6347997)
* "Variable Conductance Sensor" (again) (Patent #6351205)
* "Remote Controller with Analog Pressure Sensor" (Patent #6400303)
* "Analog Sensor with Snap Through Tactile Feedback" (Patent #6563415)
* "3D Controller with Vibration" (Patent #6906700)
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Nintendo lost the case in 2008 due to the Wii Classic Controller, WaveBird, and the Nintendo GameCube Controller having patent infringement; owing Anascape twenty-one million dollars. However, Nintendo appealed the case to the {{wp|United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit}}, and in April 13, 2010, Nintendo won the case and the decision was reversed.



==External links==
* [http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=11022693538660653902 ANASCAPE, LTD. v. NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC., Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit 2010] from Google Scholar.


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