Immersion Files Complaint Against Valve in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
16 Mai 2023 - 3:00PM
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Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ: IMMR), the leading developer and
provider of technologies for haptics, today announced that it has
filed a complaint against Valve Corporation in the United States
District Court for the Western District of Washington.
The complaint alleges that Valve’s handheld video game and
augmented and virtual reality (“AR/VR”) systems, including the
Steam Deck and Valve Index, infringe seven Immersion patents that
cover various uses of haptic effects in connection with such
systems. Immersion is seeking to enjoin Valve from further
infringement and to recover a reasonable royalty for such
infringement.
“Immersion and its employees have worked diligently for almost
30 years to invent innovative haptic technologies that allow people
to use their sense of touch to engage with products and experience
the digital world around them. Our intellectual property is
relevant to many of the most important and cutting-edge ways in
which haptic technology is and can be deployed, and, in the case of
AR/VR experiences, haptics is crucial to an immersive user
experience,” said Eric Singer, Chairman and CEO.
“While we are pleased to see that Valve recognizes the value of
haptics and has adopted our haptic technology in its handheld video
game and AR/VR systems as part of its effort to generate revenue
streams through the sales of hardware, games and other virtual
assets, and advertisements, it is important for us to protect our
business against infringement of our intellectual property to
preserve the investments that we have made in our technology,”
added Mr. Singer. “We must ensure that our intellectual property is
recognized as a necessary feature in the handheld video game and
emerging AR/VR markets, even when litigation becomes
necessary.”
The complaint against Valve asserts infringement of the
following patents:
- U.S. Patent No. 7,336,260: “Method and Apparatus for Providing
Tactile Sensations”
- U.S. Patent No. 8,749,507: “Systems and Methods for Adaptive
Interpretation of Input from a Touch-Sensitive Input Device”
- U.S. Patent No. 9,430,042: “Virtual Detents Through
Vibrotactile Feedback”
- U.S. Patent No. 9,116,546: “System for Haptically Representing
Sensor Input”
- U.S. Patent No. 10,627,907: “Position Control of a User Input
Element Associated With a Haptic Output Device”
- U.S. Patent No. 10,665,067: “Systems and Methods for
Integrating Haptics Overlay in Augmented Reality”
- U.S. Patent No. 11,175,738: “Systems and Methods for
Proximity-Based Haptic Feedback”
About Immersion
Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ: IMMR) is the leading innovator of
touch feedback technology, also known as haptics. The company
invents, accelerates, and scales haptic experiences by providing
technology solutions for mobile, automotive, gaming, and consumer
electronics. Haptic technology creates immersive and realistic
experiences that enhance digital interactions by engaging users'
sense of touch. Learn more at www.immersion.com.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The
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regarding us ensuring that our intellectual property is recognized
in the emerging AR/VR market.
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circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are
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and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated
in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the
following: the effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic on the
Company and its business, and on the business of its suppliers and
customers; unanticipated changes in the markets in which the
Company operates; the effects of the current macroeconomic climate
(especially in light of the ongoing adverse effects of the COVID-19
global pandemic); delay in or failure to achieve adoption of or
commercial demand for the Company’s products or third party
products incorporating the Company’s technologies; the inability of
Immersion to renew existing licensing arrangements, or enter into
new licensing arrangements on favorable terms; the loss of a major
customer; the ability of Immersion to protect and enforce its
intellectual property rights and other factors. For a more detailed
discussion of these factors, and other factors that could cause
actual results to vary materially, interested parties should review
the risk factors listed in Immersion’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for 2021. Any forward-looking statements made by us in this press
release speak only as of the date of this press release, and
Immersion does not intend to update these forward-looking
statements after the date of this press release, except as required
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