In one of the more unusual cases to make its way to the judicial branch of government, a federal court in Nevada will soon hear legal arguments over the patent rights of a digital masturbation device intended for use with Internet porn. New Frontier Technologies is suing Internet Services LLC claiming the latter’s “RealTouch” tool infringes on the former’s patent, officially known as “Method and Device for Interactive Virtual Control of Sexual Aids Using Digital Computer Networks.” Giving new meaning to the term “joystick,” the device connects the male user with virtual sex partners on the Internet.

-Noel Brinkerhoff, David Wallechinsky

 

We Are Not Making This Up (by Robert Kahn, Courthouse News Service)

Hassex v. Internet Services LLC (U.S. District Court, Nevada) (pdf)