Nintendo fends off more patent trolls in Wii victory

Nintendo is known for making Mario games, designing cute pocket monsters, and having an effective legal team.

The publisher announced today that it has successfully fought off an appeal from technology firm UltimatePointer in the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. The appellate judges confirmed a previous ruling from the lower Seattle federal court that determined Nintendo’s motion-controlled Wii hardware does not infringe on UltimatePointer’s patents. These kinds of suits are common in any industry dealing with cutting-edge hardware design, and Nintendo has a long history of defending itself in high-profile patent cases while also aggressively using the legal system to protect its properties.