Patent Arcade

Updated: April 7, 2008


To assist you in your research and review of the cases, this post will serve as a continuously updated index of the cases we're tracking. If you notice any that are missing, please let us know.

• Eros v. Leatherwood (M.D. Fla.) SETTLED 03/2008
  
• Activision v. Gibson Guitar, C.D. Cal, Filed March 12, 2008 (PENDING)
  
• Romantics v. Activision, __ F.Supp.2d __ (E.D. Mich. 2008)
  
• MGA v. Ubisoft (Los Angeles County Court) - Settled 2/2008
  
• Eros v. Simon (E.D.N.Y. 2008) SETTLED
  
• MicroUnity v. Sony Computer Entertainment America (E.D.Tex) - SETTLED 11/2007
  
• Beneficial Innovations v. Blackdot, filed June 20, 2007 (E.D.Tex.)
  
• WizKids, Inc. v. Wizards of the Coast, filed May 25, 2007 (W.D. Wa)
  
• KSR v. Teleflex (2007)
  
• Friedrich v. Marvel Enterprises, filed April 4, 2007
  
• Crawford v. Midway Games Inc., C.D. Cal., Docket 2:07-cv-00967-FMC-JC (filed 2007)
• MDY Industries (WoWglider) v. Blizzard Entertainment, (D.Az., filed 10/25/06), Docket No. 2-06-cv-02555-PHX-DGC.
  
• Bragg v. Linden Lab (PENDING) E.D.Pa.
  
• Fenner Investments v. Microsoft et al. (PENDING) E.D. Tex.
  
• Immersion v. Sony (PENDING) N.D. Cal. (on appeal to Federal Circuit)
  
• Konami v. Roxor Games (SETTLED) E.D.Tex.
• Lucent v. Microsoft (PENDING) S.D. Cal.
• MP Games v. Shufflemaster (PENDING) W.D. Wash
• Forterra Systems, Inc. v. Avatar Factory (PENDING) N.D. Cal.
  
• Freedom Wave v. Mad Catz (PENDING) C.D. Cal.
• Hasbro v. RADgames (PENDING) S.D.N.Y
• Int'l Gameco v. Multimedia Games, Inc. (PENDING) S.D. Cal.
• Home Gambling Network v. Piche et al. (PENDING) D.Nev.
• CBC v. Major League Baseball, __ F.3d __ (8th Cir. 2007)
  
• Planet Bingo v. Gametech Int'l, __ F.3d __ (Fed. Cir. 2006)
• E.S.S. Entertainment 2000 v. Rock Star Video, __ F.Supp.2d __ (9th Cir. 2006)
  
• Davidson & Associates, Inc. v. Internet Gateway, __ F.3d. __ (8th Cir. 2006)
• Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. v. Filipiak (N.D. Cal., December 27, 2005)
  
• Marvel v. NCSoft (SETTLED 2005) C.D. Cal. (original post)
  
• Team Play Inc., et al. v. Boyer, __ F.Supp.2d __, 2005 WL 2413344 (N.D.Ill. Sep 28, 2005) (NO. 03 C 7240)
• JVW Enterprises, Inc. v. Interact Accessories, Inc., __ F.3d __ (Fed. Cir. 2005)
  
• Frosty Treats, Inc. v. Sony Computer Equipment America, Inc., __ F.3d __ (8th Cir, 2005)
  
• Incredible Techs., Inc. v. Virtual Techs., Inc., 400 F.3d 1007, 284 F. Supp. 2d 1069(7th Cir. 2005)
• Sega v. Fox (Settled) N.D. Cal. 2004
• Okor v. Atari Games Corp., 76 Fed. Appx. 327 (Fed. Cir. 2003)
• Sony Computer Entm't America, Inc. v. Bleem, LLC, 214 F.3d 1022 (9th Cir. 2000)
• Sony Computer Entm't, Inc. v. Connectix Corp., 203 F.3d 596 (9th Cir. 2000)
• Microstar v. Formgen Inc., 154 F.3d 1107 (9th Cir. 1998)
• Ahn v. Midway Mfg. Co., 965 F. Supp. 1134 (N.D. Ill. 1997)
• Roginski v. Time Warner Interactive, Inc., 967 F. Supp. 821 (M.D. Pa. 1997)
• Alpex Computer Corp. v. Nintendo Co. Ltd., 102 F.3d 1214 (Fed. Cir. 1996)
• Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Brown, 94 F.3d 652 (9th Cir. 1996)
• Interactive Network Inc. v. NTN Communications, Inc., 875 F. Supp. 1398 (N.D. Cal. 1995)
• Atari Corp. v. Sega of America, Inc., 869 F. Supp. 783 (N.D. Cal. 1994)
• Sega v. MAPHIA, 857 F.Supp. 679 (N.D.Cal. 1994)
  
• Capcom U.S.A., Inc. v. Data East Corp., 1994 WL 1751482 (N.D. Cal. 1994)
• Midway Mfg. Co. v. Publ'ns Int'l, Ltd., 1994 WL 188531 (N.D. Ill. 1994)
• Atari Games Corp. v. Nintendo of America, Inc., 30 U.S.P.Q.2d 1401 (N.D. Cal. 1993)
• Sega v. Accolade, 977 F.2d 1510 (9th Cir. 1992)
  
• Atari Games Corp. v. Nintendo of America, Inc., 975 F.2d 832 (Fed. Cir. 1992)
• Atari Games Corp. v. Oman, 979 F.2d 242 (D.C. Cir. 1992)
• Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc., 964 F.2d 965 (9th Cir. 1992)
• Accolade, Inc. v. Distinctive Software, Inc., 1990 WL 180239 (N.D. Cal. 1990)
• Red Baron-Franklin Park, Inc. v. Taito Corp., 883 F.2d 275 (4th Cir. 1989)
• Data East USA, Inc. v. Epyx, Inc., 862 F.2d 204 (9th Cir. 1988)
• Frybarger v. International Business Machines Corp., 812 F.2d 525 (9th Cir. 1987)
• Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd., 746 F.2d 112 (2nd Cir. 1986)
• Magnavox Co. v. Activision, Inc., 1985 WL 9496 (N.D. Cal. 1985)
• Atari, Inc. v. JS & A Group, Inc., 597 F. Supp 5 (N.D. Ill. 1983)
• Midway Mfg. Co. v. Artic Int'l, Inc., 704 F.2d 1009 (7th Cir. 1983)
• Midway Mfg. Co. v. Dirkschneider, 571 F. Supp. 282 (D.C. Neb. 1983)
• Atari, Inc. v. North American Philips Consumer Elecs. Group Corp., 672 F.2d 607 (7th Cir. 1982)
• In Re Certain Coin-Operated Audiovisual Games and Components Thereof (viz, Pac-Man and Rally-X), No. 337-TA-105 (ITC 1982)
• Stern Elec. V. Kaufman, 669 F.2d 852, 213 USPQ 443 (2d Cir. 1982)
• The Magnavox Co. v. Mattel, Inc., 216 U.S.P.Q. 28 (N.D.Ill. 1982)
  
• Williams Electronics, Inc. v. Artic International, Inc., 685 F.2d 870, 215 USPQ 405 (3rd Cir. 1982)
• Activision v. Atari (Settled, 1982)
  
• Atari, Inc. v. Amusement World, Inc., 547 F. Supp. 222 (D. Md. 1981)
• In Re Coin-Operated Audio-Visual Games and Components Thereof, No. 337-TA-87, 214 USPQ 217 (ITC 1981)
• Midway Manufacturing Co. v. Omni Video Games, Inc., 668 F.2d 70 (1st Cir. 1981)
• Midway Mfg. v. Dirkschneider, 543 F.Supp 466 (D.Neb 1981)
• The Magnavox Co. v. Chicago Dynamic Industries, 201 U.S.P.Q. 25 ( N.D.Ill. 1977)
  

Don't worry, we'll get to them all... eventually.

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This entry was posted on Thursday, May 05, 2005 at 9:15 PM.