Lawsuit filed against Nintendo over Switch’s detachable controllers

[Aeolus451]

Wyrdness said:

Aeolus451 said:

The lawsuit is over detachable controllers designed for gaming that connects to a tablet like device. It's still the same concept and they look the same. The button layout is similar which makes it look like the same design in general. That's enough right there for infringement. 

Gamevice's controllers connect to a variety of devices for gaming while Nintendo's controller section connects to it's version of a tablet for gaming. They don't need to match eachother 100% in everything. 

If gamevice has a design patent then it has a good case against nintendo on this mainly because it's over a detachable controller that's used in a similar fashion to game with. 

Read the actual case they're not suing because it's a controller that detaches they're suing over the mechanism that detaches in other words how it clips together, you can't patent an entire concept as patents require how the concept is being executed.

 There's a reason why I mentioned design patent. I was simplifying it cause I don't like ranting about all of the technical parts.