M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious® on Tomita Technologies’ U.S. Patent No. 7,417,664

Date:  Tue, 2011-07-12

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – July 12, 2011 – M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious® report today on Tomita Technologies’ U.S. Patent No. 7,417,664 listed in Tomita Technologies et. al. v. Nintendo et. al.

On June 22, 2011, Tomita Technologies (hereafter “Tomita”) filed suit against Nintendo over their newest handheld system, the Nintendo 3DS, claiming infringement on Tomita’s U.S. Patent No. 7,417,664 (hereafter ”˜664). The ”˜664 patent describes autostereoscopy, a technology that allows a user to see a video in three-dimensions without the use of special equipment such as eye glasses.

Very little information can be found on Tomita Technologies or its inventor Seijiro Tomita, and this is not the first time Nintendo has been sued over its technologies.

Is this a retelling of a classic Nintendo story?

Using the M·CAM DOORS™ analytic platform, an intellectual property analysis of Tomita’s ”˜664 patent was conducted in order to understand its strength and defensibility in the face of prior and concurrent art innovation. The innovation space surrounding the ‘664 patent was examined to determine which patent(s) may provide alternatives to or alter the value of Tomita’s properties.

M·CAM’s Patently Obvious® is a weekly report providing visibility into potentially unconsidered alternatives, including art in the public domain, to patent holdings across a variety of technology areas.

M·CAM, Inc. is a global, full-service intellectual property and rights (IP&R) and intangible asset financial services firm. We provide the technical and financial systems that allow public and private markets to use IP&R and IA for regulated transactions in banking, securities, insurance, and public innovation investment and technology procurement. From our pioneering work in creating the world’s first standards-based innovation collateralization financial products for banking and securities to our work in grassroots innovator enablement and patent quality assurance programs, M·CAM provides the mechanism to balance the interests of public and commercial sectors to support and build thriving economies.

The M·CAM Patently Obvious® report on the Tomita Technologies patent can be found HERE.