Apparently Hillcrest Labs is suing Nintendo claiming that Nintendo has infringed upon several of their patents with the release of the Wii in the US. They claim that the Wiimote and On-screen Menus are the main focus of their infringement. Hillcrest Labs is pushing for an all out import ban in the US on the Nintendo Wii.

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

August 20, 2008 – Rockville, MD – 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.
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