"As often happens when tackling organised crime, our success has prompted changes to the fraud including, in this case, changes to the underlying pattern of trading, " he said.

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"The successful resolution of this case is a critical step in our overall strategy of enforcing and monetizing our intellectual property, including Basic Haptics, and we're pleased to achieve a settlement that is consistent with our business model, which is largely based on per unit running royalties, " said Immersion CEO Victor Viegas.

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