After a jury found that Nintendo's 3DS game system infringed Tomita Technologies' patent, the Southern District of New York entered judgment against Nintendo in the amount of $30,200,000 in compensatory damages in Tomita Techs. v. Nintendo Co, No. 11-CV-4256, slip op. (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 14, 2013) (Rakoff, J.).
Seijiro Tomita, principal of Tomita Technologies, had worked for Sony for almost 30 years before quitting in 2002 and applying for the patent-in-suit in 2003. Tomita sued Nintendo in 2011 after Nintendo launched its 3DS system. Tomita had presented his technology to Nintendo in 2003, including the same employees who later developed the 3DS system. Nintendo has stated that it plans to appeal.
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