In 2017, the company Genuine Enabling Technology sued Sony and PlayStation. It demanded from the companies $500 MDD, as they had allegedly infringed one of its patents related to a connection technology between controllers and consoles. After years of conflict, the authorities finally reached a verdict: Sony and PlayStation did not infringe any patent and, therefore, will not have to pay Genuine Enabling Technology.
Sony and PlayStation win patent dispute
According to details, the U.S. District Court ruled in favor of Sony and PlayStation after analyzing the case. Genuine Enabling Technology claimed that the Japanese companies used one of its patented technologies.
To be exact, the company claimed that the PlayStation controllers and consoles used a slow-variable frequency signal for button actions and a higher frequency signal for motion controls.
Genuine Enabling Technology argued that no device was capable of receiving both signals before they found a way to do so and patented it. However, the company was unable to prove to authorities that Sony used any components similar to those described in its patents.
A court judge closed the case definitively, noting that Sony had not infringed any patents or used any of the plaintiff's technology. Thus, PlayStation owners were saved from paying the significant sum of $500 MDD.
This isn't the first time Sony has been sued over issues with its controllers. In 2021, it received a class action lawsuit for problems with the PlayStation 5's DualSense. On the other hand, the company is also facing a lawsuit in the United Kingdom for certain policies considered anti-consumer.
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