Genuine Enabling Technology v. Sony Group Corp (Fed. Cir., February 19, 2026) 2024-1686

In this episode, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling that cleared Sony of patent infringement charges brought by Genuine Enabling Technology (GET). The dispute centered on a patent for synchronizing data streams within computer input devices, specifically targeting the technology used in PlayStation controllers. The court found that GET’s expert failed to provide a sufficient structural equivalence analysis, as he ignored several critical components of the patented logic design. By focusing almost exclusively on the bit-rate clock and failing to examine the internal schematics of Sony's Bluetooth modules, the plaintiff’s case was deemed evidentiary deficient. Ultimately, the court concluded that GET did not prove the accused products functioned in substantially the same "way" as the protected invention.

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