Nintendo emerged victorious in the latest round of its legal battle with exergaming equipment manufacturer IA Labs (aka InterAction Laboratories) over alleged patent infringement.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld Nintendo's victory in a lawsuit claiming that the Nintendo Wii and its peripherals violated IA Labs' patents for exercise equipment. As part of the ruling, IA Labs must pay Nintendo over $236,000 in attorneys' fees.
The decision follows up on another recent courtroom victory for Nintendo, in which Ohio-based hardware and software company Motiva alleged that Nintendo's Wii Remote controller violated its patents for a "Human Movement Measurement System."