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Patently-O Bits and Bytes No. 20
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What Global Players Could Learn From Wii versus Vii
Last year, on September 14, 2006, Nintendo announced the release information (launch of the product at different dates in different locations) about the Wii, a device with new form of player interaction...

If At First You Don't Succeed...
Sounds like Massachusetts is getting ready to take another crack at banning violent video games, this time by defining violent games as harmful to minors in a manner that mirrors the legal standard for restricting pornography...

Patently Protectionist
I was recently contacted by reader and author, Colleen V. Chien, Assistant Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law. She has written a paper on the International Trade Commission titled, "Patently Protectionist? An Empirical Analysis of Patent Cases at the...

A Clearly Frivolous Lawsuit
As understandable as the grief of this family is, the lawsuit they filed is patently ridiculous. Their son was hit in the chest by a ball hit back at him while pitching a baseball game...

Patently-O Bits and Bytes No. 25
Japanese Patents: Fordham?s new IPLJ blog wrestles with my question: ?Why are relatively few non-Japanese applications filed in Japan?? [IPLJ][Patently-O] On the Radio: Legal Talk Network on Patent Troll Tracker: Ray Niro and I were guests on the internet radio...

International Game Technology
401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Nintendo Control
Video game giant to pay $21 million settlement in patent lawsuit.