Nintendo staves off latest in conga line of patent lawsuits

Motion Games’ patent described “vision target based assembly,” and described cameras and systems that tracked assembly-line components.

Today, the US Appeals Court upheld the US Patent and Trademark Office’s decision to strike down a patent on manufacturing technology asserted against Nintendo my Motion Games LLC in 2012.

“Litigation tactics cannot save an invalid patent, and such attempts only underscore the need for patent reform that reduces unnecessary burdens on defendants.