A year ago, a California jury told Sony Computer Entertainment America to pay $82 million in a patent dispute over joystick technology used in video games. Now, in what’s shaping up as a nasty post-trial bout, attorneys for Sony claim that Immersion Corp. concealed evidence by paying hush money to an inventor of technology at issue in the dispute. Immersion’s lawyers fired back Thursday, describing Sony’s accusation as a “smear campaign,” and charging that it’s Sony that has committed misconduct.
Originally by Law.com – Tech Law Practice Center, 6:41 PM
