Genuine Enabling Technology v. Sony Group Corp (Fed. Cir., February 19, 2026) 2024-1686
In this episode, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling that cleared Sony of patent infringement charges brought by Genuine Enabling Technology (GET). The dispute centered on a patent for synchronizing data streams within computer input devices, specifically targeting the technology used in PlayStation controllers. The court found that GET’s expert failed to provide a sufficient structural equivalence analysis, as he ignored several critical components of the patented logic design. By focusing almost exclusively on the bit-rate clock and…
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