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Sega Sued for So-Called Skills
Sega Sued for So-Called Skills Muto v. Sega Am. Inc.Case No. 5:21-cv-1161The United States District Court for the Central District of California Eastern DivisionFiled: July 12, 2021 On July 12, 2021, a…
Parties Agree to Settle in Damion Perrine v. Sega of America
Damion Perrine v. Sega of America, Inc., et. al. U.S. District Court, Northern District of California Case No. C: 13-1962 MEJ Case Dismissed: June 5, 2015 In April 2013, Damion Perrine filed…
Lawsuit: Perrine v. Sega of America, Inc.
Damion Perrine v. Sega of America, Inc., et. al. U.S. District Court, Northern District of California Case No. C: 13-1962 MEJ, Filed April 29, 2013 This is a recently filed case in…
New Case: Kenneth W Penders II v. Sega of America Inc et al
Kenneth W Penders II v. Sega of America Inc et al United States District Court, Central District of California Case No. 2:2011cv08173, Filed On October 3, 2011 A dispute over copyright ownership of contributions…
Case Analysis: Sega v. MAPHIA
Sega Enterprises Ltd. v. MAPHIA et al. 857 F. Supp. 679 (N.D. Cal. 1994) The defendants in this copyright and trademark infringement case operated an electronic bulletin board service called “MAPHIA”…
Case Analysis: Sega v. Fox
Sega of America v. Fox Interactive et al. N.D. Cal., Filed Dec. 4, 2003, Settled in 2004 In December of 2003, Sega brought a lawsuit against video game publishers Fox Interactive…
Case: Sega v. Accolade (9th Cir. 1992) – Copyright Fair Use
Sega Enterprises Ltd. v. Accolade Inc. 977 F.2d 1510 (9th Cit. 1992) If you owned a Sega Genesis at any time in your life, chances are you will NEVER forget the singsong…
Case: Atari v. Sega (N.D. Cal. 1994) [P]
Atari Corp. v. Sega of America Inc. 869 F. Supp. 783 (N.D. Cal. 1994) Atari brought a motion for a preliminarily injunction against the manufacture and distribution of Sega’s games on the…
Handheld Video Game Console Design Patents Through the Years
A survey of various design patents relating to handheld game consoles, from modern Android handhelds to old-school retro handheld consoles.
A Look at MGA Entertainment’s Two Screen Gameplay Hardware Patent from 2015
MGA Entertainment's two-screen gameplay-related patent concerns a “virtual world electronic game,” in which players connect a proprietary handheld device to their desktop.
Manchester United Alleges Trademark Infringement through Third-Party Mods to Football Manager
Manchester United Alleges Trademark Infringement through Third-Party Mods to Football Manager Manchester United Football Club Ltd. v. Sega Publishing Europe Ltd. and Sports Interactive Ltd. Claim number: IL-2018-000085 Filed August 2018 On…
Antonick v. Electronic Arts, Inc.
Antonick v. Electronic Arts, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Case No. 14-15298 Decided: November 22, 2016 Robin Antonick sued Electronic Arts over unpaid royalties stemming from his…
U.S. Patent No. 8,914,136: Game control program and game device
U.S. Patent No. 8,914,136: Game control program and game device Issued December 16, 2014, to Sega Corp. Priority Date January 27, 2009 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 8,914,136 (the ‘136 Patent) describes a…
No Doubt v. Activision Publishing, Inc.
No Doubt v. Activision Publishing, Inc. 192 Cal. App. 4th 1018 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011) In 2009 Activision formed an agreement with the band No Doubt to use some of their…
McRO v. Bandai – Appellate Oral Arguments
McRo, Inc. v. Bandai Namco Games America Inc. Oral Arguments pending at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Filed October 27, 2014 Case No. 15-1080 This case was submitted…
DECIDED: Archi Comic Publications Inc. v. Penders
Archie Comic Publications Inc. v. Penders United States District Court, Southern District of New York Case No. 1:10-cv-08858, Filed November 23, 2010 This case was terminated on July 1, 2013. All claims…
U.S. Patent No. 7,637,817: Information processing device, game device, image generation method, and game image generation method
U.S. Patent No. 7,637,817: Information processing device, game device, image generation method, and game image generation method Issued Dec. 29, 2009, to Sega Summary: The ‘817 patent describes a method of…
Electronic lip syncing patent invalid as abstract idea – 101 analysis based on admitted prior art
McRO, Inc. v. Namco Bandai, et al. Central District of California No. CV 12-10322 September 22, 2014 In a case described by the court as illustrating “the danger that exists when the…
U.S. Patent No. 6,558,257: Imaging Processing Apparatus and Image Processing Method
U.S. Patent No. 6,558,257: Imaging processing apparatus and image processing method Issued May 6, 2003, to Sega Summary: The ‘257 patent describes a system which can be used in sports games…
U.S. Patent No. 6,579,173: Game score determination apparatus and method
U.S. Patent No. 6,579,173: Game score determination apparatus and method Issued June 17, 2003, to Sega Summary: The ‘173 patent describes a game where the player’s scores are calculated so as…