Xbox Live Patent Lawsuit Continues
Posted on Jul 03, 2009 under Main |Patent Arcade, a blog that covers video game patents, copyright and trademarks, is reporting an update on an Xbox Live lawsuit that started back in 2004, when Microsoft was sued for infringing on an apparatus and method for electrically connecting remotely located video games patent owned by Peter Hochstein and Jeffrey Tenenbaum. From the report (via Kotaku):
In 1991, Peter Hochstein and Jeffrey Tenenbaum came up with the idea of communicating live while playing the same video game in separate locations. They patented the technology for doing so in 1994. In 2002, Microsoft released Xbox Live, a gaming service that also allows users to communicate while playing the same game. Sony also released similar capabilities for PlayStation 2. In 2004, Hochstein, Tenenbaum and Harold Milton, Jr. (an assignee of the patent) brought a patent infringement suit against Microsoft and Sony alleging that the voice and data communications technology used in the gaming systems infringed on the patent claims. For relief they sought a permanent injunction and treble damages. Sony settled its suit in April 2009, leaving Microsoft as the only remaining defendant.
Since the litigation started, Microsoft has been using its lawyers to play some court games. The software giant filed an objection because of a typo Hochstein made in the discovery request. But after a few hiccups, the case continues and so far, it is not looking good for Microsoft.
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