Russian inventors sue Sony over patent violation

Russian inventors sue Sony over patent violation

PanARMENIAN.Net - Two Russian inventors have filed a patent violation lawsuit with a Moscow court against Sony Electronics in Russia, RIA Novosti reported citing CNews.

The inventors claim that a rear touchpad installed on Sony's new high-powered handheld console PlayStation Vita violates their patent, registered in Russia, which describes alternative ways of controlling an electronic device.

The claimants demand that sales of Vita in Russia be stopped and existing stocks destroyed.

Sony Electronics has not commented on the claims so far. The court will review the case on March 21.

Long-awaited PlayStation Vita, which also features front touch screen, the usual buttons and analogue sticks and is considered Internet user-friendly, hit the shelves in Russia on Wednesday, February 22.

Sony introduced the new console in Japan in December 2011 and sold about 600,000 devices so far. Sales in the United States and Europe started on Tuesday.

 Top stories
Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT).
Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues.
Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls.
Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020."
Partner news
---