Valve has been ordered to pay a fine of US$4million in damages to third-party controller company SCUF following the conclusion of a copyright infringement trial.This is according to a Law.com report detailing the trial.
The week-long trial, which began in January through Zoom due to the ongoing pandemic, concluded with the jury finding Valve guilty of infringing a SCUF controller design patent from 2013.The SCUF controller design patent included back pedals that players would have controlled with their middle fingers.
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