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The Wii Remote can lose track of the Wii system it has been set to, requiring that it be reset and resynchronized. Nintendo's support website provides instructions for this process and troubleshooting related issues.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://support.nintendo.com/|title=Nintendo support website|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>

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~~===Legal issues===~~

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[[Interlink Electronics]] filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Nintendo 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>{{cite web|url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/750/750001p1.html|title=Nintendo Sued for Patent Infringement|first=Micah|last= Seff|publisher=IGN|date=December 8, 2006|accessdate=December 8, 2006}}</ref> The law firm Green Welling LLP filed a [[class action]] lawsuit against Nintendo for its "defective wrist straps".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_Dec_16/ai_n16911839/|title=Nintendo Recalls Defective Wii Wrist Straps After Class Action Filed by Green Welling LLP|accessdate= March 23, 2007|publisher=Business Wire|date=December 16, 2006}}</ref> A Texas-based company (Lonestar Inventions) sued Nintendo, claiming that the company copied one of Lonestar's patented [[capacitor]] designs and used it in the Wii console.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/18/lonestar-sues-nintendo-over-wii-capacitor-design/|title=Lonestar sues Nintendo over Wii capacitor design|accessdate=June 19, 2007|publisher=Engadget/Wall Street Journal|first=Conrad|last=Quilty-Harper|date=June 18, 2006}}</ref>

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Anascape Ltd, a [[Texas]]-based firm, filed a lawsuit against Nintendo for patent infringement regarding Nintendo's controllers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/933/1027933/microsoft-nintendo-sued-over-games-controller|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071226182628rn_2/www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/news/2006/08/03/microsoft-nintendo-sued-over-games-controller|archivedate=April 8, 2009|title=Microsoft, Nintendo sued over games controller |publisher=The Inquirer|date=August 3, 2006|accessdate=December 8, 2006}}</ref> A July 2008 verdict banned Nintendo from selling the [[Classic Controller]] in the United States. Following an appeal to the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aO_ucYxT3eNw |title=Nintendo Faces Ban on Some Wii, GameCube Controllers (Update2)|publisher=Bloomberg.com|first= Susan|last=Decker|date= July 22, 2008|accessdate=September 25, 2008}}</ref> on April 22, 2010 the Federal Circuit Court ruled in Nintendo's favor.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/04/22/26649.htm |title=Nintendo Wins Patent Dispute Over Controllers}}</ref>

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On August 19, 2008 [[Hillcrest Labs|Hillcrest Laboratories]] Inc. filed a complaint against Nintendo with the [[United States International Trade Commission|U.S International Trade Commission]], alleging that the Wii Remote infringed on three of its patents. A fourth Hillcrest patent (for graphical interfaces displayed on television screens) was also allegedly violated. Hillcrest sought a ban on Wii consoles imported to the U.S.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121925111060757011.html?mod=googlenews_wsj|title=Start-Up Says Nintendo Violated Patents|publisher=online.wsj.com|first=Nick| last=Wingfield|date=August 21, 2008|accessdate=September 25, 2008}}</ref> On August 24, 2009 Nintendo and Hillcrest reached a settlement, although the terms were not publicly disclosed.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nintendo settles US trade fight over Wii|url= http://www.theage.com.au/world/nintendo-settles-us-trade-fight-over-wii-20090825-ewno.html|date=August 24, 2009|work=www.theage.com.au| publisher=[[The Age]]|accessdate=August 24, 2009|location=Melbourne}}</ref>

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The trademark application for the Wii Remote was initially rejected by the [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]]. The USPTO claimed that the word "remote" is commonly used, and therefore should not be trademarked. The USPTO would accept Nintendo's trademark filing if the company disclaims exclusive rights to the word "remote" in the term.<ref>{{cite web|first=Christopher| last=Pioli|url=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20081209042447/http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=9172|title=Nintendo has a hard time trademarking Wii Remote|publisher= Games Are Fun|date=December 4, 2008|accessdate=January 7, 2009}}</ref>

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