LUFKIN, Texas, May 15 TX-McKoolSmithvsNtndo
LUFKIN, Texas, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The national law firm of McKool
Smith is announcing a $21 million patent infringement verdict in favor of
Tyler, Texas-based Anascape Ltd. against Redmond, Wash.-based Nintendo of
America Inc., a subsidiary of Japan's Nintendo Co. Ltd. (NTDO.Y).
The verdict handed down yesterday, May 14, concludes nearly two years of
litigation over a series of protected Anascape patents related to video game
controllers. The jury's verdict followed two weeks of trial before the Hon.
Ron Clark of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Lufkin
Division.
Anascape was represented by a team of attorneys from McKool Smith and
Tyler, Texas-based Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth. The McKool Smith team included
firm principal and lead counsel Doug Cawley, firm principals Sam Baxter and
Ted Stevenson, and firm associates Chris Bovenkamp, Steven Callahan, Jason
Cassady, Anthony Garza, and Jamie Shouse. The Parker, Bunt team included
Robert M. Parker, Christopher Bunt and Charles Ainsworth.
"We are extremely pleased with the jury's verdict," says Mr. Cawley, who
regularly represents clients in patent claims in the Eastern District of
Texas. "Anascape may be a tiny company compared to Nintendo, but today's
verdict confirms that the company's technology is second to none."
The jury found that various controllers sold by Nintendo, including the
GameCube controller, GameCube Wavebird controller, Wii Classic controller and
Wii Remote, infringed Anascape's patents, and awarded Anascape $21 million.
Nintendo is one of the largest suppliers of game controllers and related
equipment in the multi-billion-dollar video game industry.
McKool Smith has more than 90 attorneys handling commercial and
intellectual property litigation for national and international clients,
including Fortune 500 companies, universities, start-ups, and individuals.
The firm is recognized as one of the premier litigation and trial firms in the
United States, having earned significant courtroom victories for clients such
as American Airlines, Electronic Data Systems, BearingPoint, Ericsson,
Lockheed Martin, Medtronic Inc. and National Instruments.
For more information on the verdict, please contact Bruce Vincent
at 800-559-4534 or bruce@androvett.com.
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