New Complaint Filed on Behalf of Microsoft

On December 23, 2010, a complaint was filed on behalf of Microsoft Corporation, alleging violations of § 337 by proposed respondents Datel Design and Development Inc. of Clearwater, FL, Datel Design and Development Ltd. of Staffordshire, United Kingdom, Datel Direct Ltd. of Staffordshire, United Kingdom, Datel Holdings Ltd. of Staffordshire, United Kingdom, and Datel Electronics Ltd. of Staffordshire, United Kingdom. The asserted patent is U.S. Pat. No. 7,787,411 entitled Gaming Console Wireless Protocol for Peripheral Devices.  For domestic industry purposes, Microsoft alleges that its Xbox 360 system practices the ‘411 patent.