N.J. inventor says Sony ripped him off, tricked him out of cash

Who shot who in the what now?

Okay. I'm not going to be able to get that picture out of my head now, Justin. That picture being one of a pantsless Matlock....

Duck feathers!


So many of these lawsuits are frivolous, but some seem to have merit. No idea where this one falls right now. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Lol @ Matlock

When did the Dualshock come out? Patents only last for 14 years . . .

Matlock twice in one day is epic.

wait... didn't nintendo invent rumble response? i'm so confused...

...so the whole point of this guy complaining is that he didn't make as much money off of a multi-billion dollar company than he could have?

Sorry buddy, but that's just a simple case of wrong place and wrong time. Stop whining.

Objection!!!!

I only ever watched one episode of Matlock. I had woken up early to watch Batman TAS, but it was too early, and Matlock was on. I had no idea what was going on, I couldnt only watch in confusion as I tried to figure out what this gray suited gentleman had done to Batman

I hate it when it gets into summer months...just not a lot to report on.

EVER WANTED TO KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE VIBRATOR?

The first mechanical vibrator was invented in the 1880's by a British
physician as a way to more quickly and effectively perform a "therapeutic
massage." Starting in the first century A.D., doctors manually massaged
women to orgasm in hopes of purging them of a mysterious illness. The
vibrator was invented as a way to get the job done more quickly and therefore
allowing the doctor time to see more patients.

What, you must ask, were esteemed physicians doing with their vibrators?
They were treating hysteria, the most common health complaint among women
of the day. While the existence of hysteria as a disease was debunked in
the 1950¹s, medical experts from the time of Hippocrates up to the 20th
century believed that hysteria expressed the womb¹s revolt against sexual
deprivation. A woman's display of mental or emotional distress was a clear
indication of her need for sexual release. Genital massage was a standard
treatment for hysteria; its objective was to induce "hysterical paroxysm"
(better known as orgasm) in the patient. Obviously such treatment demanded
both manual dexterity and a fair amount of time, so turn of the century
physicians were delighted with the efficiency, convenience and reliability
of portable vibrators.

Dealing with corporations without an attorney for protection is just asking for trouble.

its his own damn fault.

No sympathy for the guy at all, Sony don't have to announce to the world if they team up with someone.

For example my friend HATES Pepsi and has proclaimed for years that anything made by Pepsico is evil and he will never purchase that product.....

He eats Quaker Oats every day for breakfast.....any idea who owns Quaker Oats?.....

MBO hit the nail on the head.

Assuming this information is entirely correct, PDP/Electro Source is under no obligation to inform him of their other business proceedings (in fact, there are many instances where this actually is illegal).

This case has no ground, unless somewhere in his licensing agreement with PDP/ES he is given specific rights to approve/disprove of business proceedings dealing with his patent.

I usually like David v. Golaith law stories (Scratch, LLC v. Activision made me cry I was so over-joyed), here though this looks like a guy who is just being a dick because he didn't get all the money he could have.

Welcome to the world of business Mr. Thorner, you have to live with the deals you make, and make those deals with the information you have.

Hmm. It really depends on what's going on in their licensing agreement. If he's lucky he'll have a clause about the license being renegotiated in cases of merger.

I CALL SHENANIGANS!!

You're lucky your spamming was about making chicks orgasm with vibrators, otherwise your (confusing) upvotes would be down.

The sap went ahead without any legal advice? There's a reason people are paid good money in the legal field. I'm sure he's butt-hurt, but it's his own fault.

Sounds like he shoulda done some research on the companies he was dealing with before agreeing anything.

MAAAAATTTLOCCK! xD