Yesterday, HillCrest, a small technology company in Rockville, MD, filed a compliant with the International Trade Commission (ITC) citing patent infringement against Nintendo, the makers of Wii. HillCrest asked the ITC to ban all imports of the Wii into the United States, and filed a seperate lawsuit for unspecified damages.
According to the Washington Post, Hillcrest's technology allows users to select movies, browse the Web, control their cable box or otherwise interact with content -- not by pressing a button on a conventional controller, but by moving a device left, right, up and down in front of a television or computer screen.
"While Hillcrest Labs has a great deal of respect for Nintendo and the Wii, Hillcrest Labs believes that Nintendo is in clear violation of its patents and has taken this action to protect its intellectual property rights," the company said in statement, adding that it would not comment further.
Nintendo spokesman Charlie Scibetta said, "We have not been served with any lawsuit or other action by Hillcrest and therefore have no comment."
It was not disclosed onto when the International Trade Commission will makes its decision.
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