Gamevice Tries Again to Block U.S. Imports of Nintendo Switch

<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1513513D%20US%20Equity","_id":"00000171-32ef-d981-a97d-fbff92e00000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Gamevice filed a new patent-infringement complaint against <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/7974%20JP%20Equity","_id":"00000171-32ef-d981-a97d-fbff92e00001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Nintendo at the U.S. International Trade Commission, while it appeals an earlier case it <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"PYVCXBDWLU6L","_id":"00000171-32ef-d981-a97d-fbff92e00002","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">lost against the gaming company over different patents.

• Nintendo is accused of infringing a Gamevice patent issued in August for a game controller, according to complaint filed March 27 at the trade agency in Washington
• Gamevice, which makes attachable handheld controllers for use with smartphones or tablets, seeks to block imports of the Nintendo Switch console and Joy-Con controllers made in Asia
• NOTE: ITC, should it agree to investigate the complaint, would issue final decision in about 15-18 months ...