Gamevice still going after Nintendo involving Switch Joy-Con, ITC to hold evidentiary hearing

A couple of years after a lawsuit was filed against Nintendo involving Switch’s detachable controllers, the US Patent and Trademark Office ruled in March that Gamevice’s controllers are “unpatentable.” However, it seems that Gamevice isn’t giving us on legal action just yet. After receiving a complaint from the company, the International Trade Commission will hold an evidentiary hearing.

[FallenAngel1984]

Nintendo should be held accountable for this bs

[King_Noctis]

“ Gamevice still believes that the Joy-Con are reminiscent of to its own detachable gamepads for smartphones and tablets. However, whereas Switch uses snap-in rails, Gamevice’s method is through a vise-like strap.”

Both controllers uses different detachable methods. Also, why should detachable controller be patentable? Because there are alot of detachable controllers on the market even before the Switch, so why Gamevice didn’t go after all those companies as well?

[IanTH]

If you look into it, Gamevice's controller doesn't seem similar enough to the Switch. It is a static device you take on and off - it is a shell for your device, not detachable controllers. If that counts, then Razer has them beat with the Razer Edge Windows gaming tablet they announced in January 2013.

That is a case that attaches to the tablet and has controllers on either side, far more like the Gamevice. And from what I can see, the first time Gamevice announced their controller was in January 2014 - a full year after Razer. Insofar as I can tell, this is pure patent trolling.

The Razer Junglecat is far more like the Switch controllers, and Nintendo hasn't gone after them, nor has Gamevice gone after Razer. However, Razer & Gamevice are working on a device called the Kishi together which is interesting/bizarre given Razer's Edge tablet had the split controller before Gamevice...what a weird, sordid little triangle lol.