Interlink Electronics

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HistoryEdit

Interlink was founded on April 30, 1996,<ref name=":0" /> and released the first force-sensing resistor for commercial use in 1977.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2001, Interlink helped Microsoft design the controller for the Xbox.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

LegalEdit

Interlink Electronics filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Nintendo in December 2006 over the pointing functionality of the Wii Remote, claiming "loss of reasonable royalties, reduced sales and/or lost profits as a result of the infringing activities" of Nintendo.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="gov.uscourts.ded.37438">Template:Cite book</ref> The lawsuit was dismissed by Interlink in March 2007.<ref name="gov.uscourts.ded.37438"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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