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Article: NYKO Technologies Acquires Worm Light Accessory Patent, Shuts Down Copycat Manufacturers.
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- February 14, 2001
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2001
No. 1 Bestselling Videogame Accessory is Granted U.S. Design
and Utility Patents, NYKO Now Sole Manufacturer and Distributor
of Light for Handheld Devices
NYKO Technologies, Inc. today announced the granting of a design and utility patent for its Worm Light(TM), the most popular peripheral for Game Boy(R) and Game Boy Color(R). Since its release in September 1999, NYKO has sold 4.5 million Worm Lights, and inspired several imitations and half a dozen lawsuits. The U.S. Patent Office has now conferred the Worm Light with the utility patent number (6,186,636) and the ...