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Gibson's Rock Band/Guitar Hero Suit Dismissed
Blue's News —
Guitar Hero Videogame Does Not Infringe: Court Rocks Gibson Guitar’s Patent Infringement Lawsuit On Summary Judgment is a follow-up on ...
Gibson Guitar Hero Case Thrown Out
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today —
... a head-mounted 3D display and stereo speakers in order to play a real musical instrument along with a simulated musical concert. After Activision filed a declaratory judgment complaint of non-infringement, the court highlighted a major problem with Gibson's claims: There are no real instruments used in Guitar Hero. As a general observation, no reasonable person of ordinary skill in the relevant arts would interpret the 405 Patent as covering interactive videogames. As reported by IP Trademark Attorney blog, Gibson's own music expert said real musical instruments convey ...
Gibson's Guitar Hero Lawsuit Dismissed As "Frivolous"
The Escapist : Latest News —
... a table." The language of Gibson's patent itself seemed to exclude Activision from infringement: It "disavows systems that either (1) do not involve 'actual operation of a musical instrument' or (2) use virtual reality-type control devices," both of which were declared to cover the Guitar Hero technology. The view of the court on Gibson's suit was also made quite clear in the ruling, which said in part, "Gibson's doctrine of equivalents arguments border on the frivolous." Source: Los Angeles Intellectual Property Attorney Trademark Blog , via ...
Guitar Hero Lawsuit From Gibson Dismissed Outright
GameDaily BIZ Features Feed —
... . "The Court quickly dismissed Gibson's contention that the sound made by the Guitar Hero controller was potentially musical because Gibson's interpretation would extend coverage to a 'button of a DVD remote...to a pencil tapping a table,'" reads a post by lawyer Milord A. Keshishian . "A further limitation of the patent is the output of an instrument audio signal that is representative of the sounds the musical instrument makes or is capable of making. 'Gibson's own expert admits that the signals from a Guitar Hero controller on their own do not represent the pitch, ...
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