American GNC Corporation v. Nintendo Co Ltd et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:23-cv-00302

Court:

Washington Western

Nature of Suit:

Patent

Judge:

Tana Lin

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  1. August 21, 2025

    Nintendo Gets PTAB To Pare 2 Patents In Switch Fight

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has found that Nintendo Co. Ltd. was able to show that claims in two patents it was accused of infringing in a Washington federal court lawsuit were obvious.

  2. May 09, 2024

    Nintendo Gets Switch Suit Stay Pending Patent Review

    A Seattle federal judge agreed Thursday that Nintendo could pause an intellectual property suit against it while it seeks to challenge the validity of the patents at issue, saying the plaintiff could not now complain about delays since it waited six years to file its complaint.

  3. January 11, 2024

    Nintendo Must Face Both Patent Claims In Tech IP Row

    A Washington federal judge has rejected Nintendo's attempt to throw out one of two patent infringement claims from a California technology company over its Switch and Switch Lite consoles, finding that the patent in question was directed toward an inventive concept despite Nintendo's assertions.

  4. March 06, 2023

    Calif. Co. Says Nintendo Uses Patented Tech Without License

    Nintendo has been infringing a California company's patents related to "motion and position sensing technologies" in its Switch and Switch Lite consoles, repeatedly refusing to license the technology, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Seattle federal court.