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Analysis

Worlds Inc’s Wild Figure Choice for this Early Metaverse-Style Patent

Ah yes, the future of socializing and video games...penguins on a black and white tiled floor?!

 The user interface for a video game.
Analysis

Blizzard’s 2021 Patent Focused on Restoring Gameplay from a Point in Time

Blizzard’s response to save-scumming: “Why not just rewind?”
Analysis

Patent Arcade’s Kirk Sigmon Talks to PC Gamer about Kingdom Come Trademark Filing

Kirk's comments focused on why the trademark registration for "KINGDOM COME SALVATION" didn't necessarily mean that the game will be multiplayer.
a video game console and display with controller
Analysis

Mattel’s Foray into Play-on-the-Go Console Technology 

 a pokeball with designs on it
Analysis

Nintendo’s Updated Pokéball Patent 

 yu-gi-oh pyramid
Analysis

Mattel’s Patent for a Fold-Out, Handheld Yu-Gi-Oh! Video Game

 two chibi characters stacked on top of one another
Analysis

Mattel’s Stackable, Character-Shaped Game Console 

 a first-person shooter screen
Analysis

Activision’s First-Person Limbs and Hand-Held Object Model Patent 

 some plastic bongos
Analysis

Looking Back at the DK Bongos Design Patent

Today's 5 Patents

Figure Patent No. Title Assignee Issue Date
U.S. Pat. No. 12,070,680 U.S. Pat. App. No. 18/176,415 Web-Based Game Controller Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC February 28, 2023 Patent Details
U.S. Pat. No. 11,792,357 U.S. Pat. App. No. 18/057,788 ANTI-CHEATING METHODS IN AN EXTENDED REALITY ENVIRONMENT VR-EDU, INC. November 22, 2022 Patent Details
U.S. Design Pat. No. D1,027,992 U.S. Pat. App. No. 29/894,362 Display Screen or Portion Thereof with Graphical User Interface for A Video Game Voodoo SAS June 8, 2023 Patent Details
U.S. Design Pat. No. D1,104,152 U.S. Pat. App. No. 29/913,280 Game Console TV Base Guangzhou Zhongtianxin Electronic Technology Co., Ltd September 28, 2023 Patent Details
U.S. Pat. No. 12,409,384 U.S. Pat. App. No. 18/070,935 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND GAME PROCESSING METHOD Nintendo Co., Ltd. November 29, 2022 Patent Details

Scholarship

Cover for The Legal Guide to Video Game Development
Book

The Legal Guide to Video Game Development

A practical guide to the business and legal realities of making and releasing games, from IP to licensing and EULAs.

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Book

Research Handbook on Interactive Entertainment Law

Deeper doctrinal and policy analysis covering game patents, AI and video games, player communities, and EULAs.

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Law Review Article

Nerds v. Nintendo

Analysis of video game decompilations, fair use, preservation, and rightsholder interests.

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More than Just a Game

One of the leading international conferences focused on legal and commercial issues shaping the gaming industry.

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