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http://sankei.jp.msn.com/west/west_affairs/news/140826/waf14082617470028-n1.htm
Capcom is arguing that Koei infringed in 49 titles (e.g. Sengoku Musou Moushouden, PS2 (2004)) a patent by Capcom filed in 2002 about the function of adding new characters and scenarios to a game, as well as the function of alerting the player of nearby enemies through rumble.
Capcom pledges that through those infringements Koei boosted the sales of their titles. At a total sales-revenue of 9.8 billion Yen, Capcom seeks 5-10% in license fees, as well as the stop of sales for several titles.
Edit: To be clear, the patent is for "Combining software to add the content", so things like expansion discs I would assume, after all the patent is from 2002.
Edit 2: 980 Million Yen = 7.1 Million Euro = 9.4 Million US$ = 5.7 Million GBP
Capcom is arguing that Koei infringed in 49 titles (e.g. Sengoku Musou Moushouden, PS2 (2004)) a patent by Capcom filed in 2002 about the function of adding new characters and scenarios to a game, as well as the function of alerting the player of nearby enemies through rumble.
Capcom pledges that through those infringements Koei boosted the sales of their titles. At a total sales-revenue of 9.8 billion Yen, Capcom seeks 5-10% in license fees, as well as the stop of sales for several titles.
Edit: To be clear, the patent is for "Combining software to add the content", so things like expansion discs I would assume, after all the patent is from 2002.
Edit 2: 980 Million Yen = 7.1 Million Euro = 9.4 Million US$ = 5.7 Million GBP