In a lost lawsuit with Anascape Ltd., Judge Ron Clark rejected Nintendo's appeal for a new trial and ordered a ban on various Nintendo controllers.
Recently Nintendo has faced some legal trouble, the most recent of which involves a controller suit with Anascape Ltd.. The suit brought upon Nintendo involved Anascape defending their patent in which they claim infringements by Nintendo with the Gamecube Controller, Wavebird Wireless Controller, and the Wii's Classic Controller. According to Anascape, Nintendo has "clogged the channel" preventing Anascape from entering the market with their own controller designs.
The suit was settled in Anascape's favor, forcing Nintendo to pay the company $21 million. Clearly unhappy with the settlement, Nintendo had requested a new trial from the presiding Judge Ron Clark. As of yesterday, Nintendo's request was denied and Judge Clark has requested Nintendo post a bond or put royalties in escrow or else face a ban on the controllers found to infringe on the patent.
According to Nintendo spokesperson, Charlie Scibetta, Nintendo plans to "immediately appeal" the ruling and post a bond in order to continue selling their Wii Classic Controller. With Nintendo's upcoming appeal, the court battles will continue.