Level-5 responds to Sega's lawsuit over Inazuma Eleven

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Level-5 has responded to Sega's recently filed patent infringement lawsuit, claiming the Professor Layton publisher stole its touchscreen mechanics for its football series Inazuma Eleven. Sega is currently seeking ¥900 million (£6.8 million) in damages as well as the removal of all eight Inazuma Eleven games from the market.
"Inazuma Eleven does not violate Sega's patents," read a recently released statement by Level-5 (via Kotaku).
Level 5 noted that the first Inazuma Eleven game was released in 2008, while Sega didn't file its first patent until 2009, while its second followed in 2011. "As a result of examining these discrepancies," Level-5 stated, "we've concluded that there is no patent violation."
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