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PalTalk has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft for patent infringement in the Halo games for both Xbox and Xbox 360. PalTalk claimed that the Halo games violates its patent of online real-time multiplayer games, which they bought from MPath before Microsoft. Microsoft argued that PalTalk's patent...

http://kotaku.com/5159124/nintendo-sony-sued-over-handleld-wireless-technology The Nintendo DS is able to communicate wirelessly. So can Sony's PlayStation Portable. Which is a problem for Wall Wireless, a company that claims they own a patent for said technology. So Wall - who believe that...

http://news.softpedia.com/news/NCsoft-Hit-with-Patent-Infringement-Lawsuit-101021.shtml First off, the reason I'm not putting this in the PC section is because I am not discussing a PC game, but rather a legal controversy surrounding it. This topic is about the lawsuit, not the game. Anyway...

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/09/nintendo-sued-over-ds-touchscreen-patent/ When it comes to controller design, there truly is nothing new under the sun. You don't have to tell that to Nintendo -- the company has been sued (with varying success) over existing patents allegedly relating to the...

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iQ6Wf79U2gOHfVtgofTAabguIu3QD90M00P00 On GameCube, Wavebird, and Wii Classic Controllers LUFKIN, Texas (AP) — Nintendo of America Inc. was ordered to pay a small East Texas gaming company $21 million Wednesday for infringing on a patent while designing...