Immersion Files Additional Lawsuits Against Samsung in U.S. and China
March 08 2018 - 5:15PM
Business Wire
Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ:IMMR), the leading developer and
licensor of touch feedback technology, today announced that it has
filed a second complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern
District of Texas against Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. alleging that certain Samsung
touchscreen phones, including the Galaxy S8, infringe Immersion’s
U.S. Patent No. 8,619,051, “Haptic Feedback System with Stored
Effects” (the ’051 patent) The complaint seeks to stop further
infringement by Samsung and to recover damages. The ‘051 patent is
one of the patents that Immersion asserted against Apple, Inc.
which litigation has since terminated in a settlement and license
agreement.
In the third quarter of 2017, Immersion filed a complaint
against Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and Samsung Electronics
Co., Ltd. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Texas alleging that certain Samsung touchscreen phones, including
the Galaxy S8, infringe certain Immersion patents covering haptic
feedback systems and methods in electronic devices. The Court has
scheduled a claim construction hearing for August 15, 2018 and a
trial date of February 19, 2019.
In addition, Immersion also announced today that it has filed a
complaint in the Fuzhou Intermediate Court in Fuzhou, China against
Samsung (China) Investment Co., Ltd., Huizhou Samsung Electronics
Co., Ltd and Fujian Province Min Xin Household Electrical
Appliances Technology Service Co., Ltd. alleging that certain
Samsung touchscreen phones, including the Galaxy S8, infringe three
Immersion Chinese patents covering haptic feedback systems and
methods in electronic devices.
The Chinese patents being asserted are:
Chinese Patent No. ZL02821854.X “Input device and mobile
telephone comprising the input device;”
Chinese Patent No. ZL201210005785.2 “Method and apparatus for
providing tactile sensations;” and
Chinese Patent No. ZL201310253562.2 “Methods and apparatus for
providing tactile sensations.”
These patents are related to the patents that were asserted
against Apple, Inc. which litigation has since terminated in a
settlement and license agreement.
About Immersion
Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ: IMMR) is the leading innovator of
touch feedback technology, also known as haptics. The company
provides technology solutions for creating immersive and realistic
experiences that enhance digital interactions by engaging users’
sense of touch. With more than 2,900 issued or pending patents,
Immersion's technology has been adopted in more than 3 billion
digital devices, and provides haptics in mobile, automotive,
gaming, medical and consumer electronics products. Immersion is
headquartered in San Jose, California with offices worldwide. Learn
more at www.immersion.com.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" that
involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if
they never materialize or prove incorrect, could cause the results
of Immersion Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements.
All statements, other than the statements of historical fact,
are statements that may be deemed forward-looking statements,
including any statements regarding Immersion's intellectual
property and litigation strategies.
Immersion's actual results might differ materially from those
stated or implied by such forward-looking statements due to risks
and uncertainties associated with Immersion's business, which
include, but are not limited to: unanticipated difficulties and
challenges encountered in product development efforts by Immersion
and its licensees; unanticipated difficulties and challenges
encountered in implementation efforts by Immersion's licensees;
adverse outcomes in any future intellectual property-related
litigation and the costs related thereto; the effects of the
current macroeconomic climate; delay in or failure to achieve
adoption of or commercial demand for Immersion's products or third
party products incorporating Immersion's technologies; and a delay
in or failure to achieve the acceptance of touch feedback as a
critical user experience. Many of these risks and uncertainties are
beyond the control of Immersion.
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 most current Form 10-K, and Form 10-Q, both of which
are on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The
forward-looking statements in this press release reflect
Immersion's beliefs and predictions as of the date of this release.
Immersion disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking
statements as a result of financial, business, or any other
developments occurring after the date of this release.
Immersion and the Immersion logo are trademarks of Immersion
Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other
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