Royal Philips wins patent ruling over Nintendo’s Wii

Royal Philips has won a UK court ruling in a global battle over patents for recognising hand gestures and motion on Nintendo's Wii computer-gaming devices.

Judge Colin Birss said a Nintendo unit infringed two Philips patents, but found Nintendo, the world's largest maker of video games, didn't violate a third patent pertaining to modeling a body in a virtual environment.

Nintendo said the two patents are invalid and it will seek to appeal the decision.

The company has been selling the device in the UK since 2006.

"We believe Nintendo infringed the patents and have tried to settle since 2011, but as that hasn't worked out we had to take this step," said Bjorn Teuwsen, a spokesman for Philips. (Bloomberg)