Hillcrest Labs Issues Statement About Legal Action Against Nintendo and the Wii

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    ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Hillcrest Labs issued an
 official statement about legal action that the company has taken today
 against Nintendo(R) for patent infringement. The statement is as follows:
 
 

         Hillcrest Labs has filed a complaint for patent infringement with the
         U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in Washington, D.C., and a
         separate patent infringement suit in the U.S. District Court in
         Maryland against Nintendo(R) related to the Wii(TM) video game system.
 
         Hillcrest's patents at issue are U.S. Patent Nos. 7,158,118, 7,262,760,
         and 7,414,611, which relate to a handheld three-dimensional pointing
         device, and U.S. Patent No. 7,139,983, which relates to a navigation
         interface display system that graphically organizes content for
         display on a television.
 
         Since 2001, Hillcrest Labs has pioneered technology that allows
         consumers to interact with digital media on television using
         motion-control and pointing techniques.  The company holds 29 patents
         in this area worldwide, and has filled for more than 100 related
         patents.
 
         Leading consumer electronics companies, not all of whom have been
         disclosed publicly, have already licensed Hillcrest's technology for
         use in their products. While Hillcrest Labs has a great deal of
         respect for Nintendo and the Wii, Hillcrest Labs believes that
         Nintendo is in clear violation of its patents and has taken this
         action to protect its intellectual property rights.
 
         Given the current status of the filings, the company will not disclose
         any additional details about the matter at this time.
 
     Information about Hillcrest Labs and its products are available at
 http://www.hillcrestlabs.com.
 
     About Hillcrest Labs
 
     Hillcrest Laboratories (a.k.a. Hillcrest Labs) sells an application
 creation platform called HoME, which enables consumer electronics
 manufacturers and service providers to create unique interactive digital
 media products for TV and other digital media devices. Applications made
 with HoME are controlled by pointing and provide consumers an intuitive way
 to browse, discover, and interact with large volumes of digital media.
 Hillcrest Labs' pointing technology, called Freespace(TM), can be used in a
 wide range of consumer devices including remote controls, PC mice, and game
 controllers. HoME and Freespace have received numerous awards including the
 CES Innovations Award and Popular Mechanics' Editors Choice. Based in
 Rockville, Maryland, Hillcrest Labs was founded in 2001 by Dan Simpkins.
 The company is funded by NEA, AllianceBernstein, Columbia Capital and
 Grotech Ventures. For additional information, visit
 http://www.hillcrestlabs.com.
 
     Freespace is a trademark of Hillcrest Labs. All other trademarks are
 the property of their respective owners. Hillcrest Labs, Freespace, and the
 Loop are trademarks of Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc.
 
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