Activision Responds to Gibson Lawsuit

Remember awhile back when Activision tried to halt a lawsuit by Gibson claiming that their Guitar Hero franchise infringed on a patent for a music simulator that Gibson had filed? Well, I guess that didn’t work, because Gibson is still going ahead with the lawsuit. Activision has released this statement on the matter:

Gibson’s lawsuit is a transparent end run around an impartial court that Activision asked on March 11 to rule on patent assertions that Gibson knows have no merit. Our Guitar Hero retailing partners have done nothing wrong. We will confront this and any other efforts by Gibson to wrongfully interfere with Activision’s relationship with its customers and its consumers.

As Activision noted in its filing, Gibson waited three years to make its patent allegations, and only did so after it became clear that Activision was not interested in renewing its marketing and support agreement with Gibson. Activision continues to believe that Gibson’s claims are disingenuous and lack any justification.

Aw, it’s like watching a bad break-up in slow motion.

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