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On April 23, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a District Court ruling that patent claims directed to augmented reality…
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U.S. Design Pat. No. D1,111,097 U.S. Pat. App. No. 29/984,922 | Handheld Game Console | Unknown assignee | January 15, 2025 | Patent Details |
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U.S. Pat. No. 12,285,693 U.S. Pat. App. No. 18/543,293 | METHOD OF SYNCHRONIZING ONLINE GAME, AND SERVER DEVICE | GREE, INC. | December 18, 2023 | Patent Details |
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U.S. Pat. No. 12,528,017 U.S. Pat. App. No. 19/224,823 | System for Avatar Cloning in Video Games and Entertainment Applications | Unknown assignee | June 1, 2025 | Patent Details |
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U.S. Pat. No. 12,064,699 U.S. Pat. App. No. 18/089,526 | METHOD FOR SHARING A PORTION OF GAMEPLAY OF A VIDEO GAME | Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC | December 27, 2022 | Patent Details |
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U.S. Pat. No. 12,083,430 U.S. Pat. App. No. 18/095,606 | Dynamic Adjustment of Game Controller Sensitivity Based On Audio Analysis | Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. | January 11, 2023 | Patent Details |
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