Valve to pay $4 million to Corsair in Steam Controller patent infringement lawsuit
Valve was initially warned in 2014, back when it was prototyping the hardware on February 4, 2021, 7:06 What just happened? A jury has unanimously found willful infringement on Valve's part regarding the use of "rear-side control surfaces" (or back paddles) on its Steam Controller and ordered the company to pay $4 million in damages to Corsair-owned Ironburg Inventions and SCUF. Ironburg Inventions and SCUF, the Corsair-owned maker of high-end performance controllers and holders of an "extensive patent portfolio," had warned Valve in 2014 regarding its Steam Controller d...
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