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Valve loses Steam Controller patent infringement case – Rock Paper Shotgun
Jury trial awards $4 million in damages to Ironburg Inventions
Valve have been ordered to pay $4 million in damages for allegedly infringing patents with the Steam Controller. Ironburg Inventions, the patent holding company for controller brand SCUF Gaming, alleged that they warned Valve of the infringement in 2014.
Ironburg were awarded a patent in 2014 for a controller that “has two additional controls located on the back in positions to be operated by the middle fingers of a user.” The Steam Controller had buttons on its rear in that position.
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