Lawsuits
Palworld 1.0 Launches as Nintendo Patent Case Targets Earlier Versions
Palworld 1.0 has launched while Nintendo and The Pokémon Company's pending patent claims against Pocketpair remain limited to earlier, pre-patch versions of the game.
Federal Circuit Signals Skepticism in Epic Tech LLC Patent Case
A recent Federal Circuit oral argument in Epic Tech LLC's patent case highlights the growing importance of evaluating patent strength before filing suit, as weak infringement claims may increase the risk of…
Federal Circuit Finds Niantic AR-related Patent Claims Ineligible
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 (“AR”) location services were not subject-matter eligible under…
Lawsuits Against Cheaters and Hackers Recently Became a Little Harder
Lawsuits Against Cheaters and Hackers Recently Became a Little Harder Van Buren v. United States Case No. 19-783 Filed: December 18, 2019 (writ of certiorari) The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision…
Epic v. Apple: Changes in the Apple App Store to Come
Epic v. Apple: Changes in the Apple App Store to Come Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc. Decided September 10, 2021 United States District Court for the Northern District of California Case…
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…
Hasbro’s Right of Ownership to the Game of Life’s IP Affirmed
Hasbro’s Right of Ownership to the Game of Life’s IP Affirmed Markham Concepts v. HasbroUnited States Court of Appeals for the First CircuitCase No. 19-1927Filed: Sept. 26, 2019 The Game of Life…
Lawsuit Update: Pokémon GOes Scot-Free
Lawsuit Update: Pokémon GOes Scot-Free Barbaro Tech., LLC v. Niantic, Inc.Case No. 21-1249The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitDecided: July 9, 2021 In 2018, Barbaro Technologies, LLC (“Barbaro”) sued…
Updates on Valve’s Virtual Patent Jury Trial
Updates on Valve’s Virtual Patent Jury Trial Ironburg Inventions Ltd. v. Valve CorporationCase No. C17-1182United States District Court for the Western District of WashingtonDecided: July 19, 2021 On January 5, 2021, the…
Comic Bookstore “Illustrates” Grievances in Third Amended Complaint
Comic Bookstore “Illustrates” Grievances in Third Amended Complaint Criss-A-Less, Inc. v. ASDN Houston, LLC The 151st District Court Cause No. 2021-11255 Filed: June 23, 2021 Criss-A-Less, Inc., operates the Third Planet Sci-Fi…
Lawsuit Update: iLife Seeks Writ of Certiorari After Verdict Against Nintendo Tossed
Lawsuit Update: iLife Seeks Writ of Certiorari After Verdict Against Nintendo Tossed iLife Tech., Inc. v. Nintendo Am., Inc.Supreme Court of the United StatesCase No. 20-1760Filed: June 14, 2021 In August of…
Epic Game’s Loot Llama Refused Trademark
Epic Game’s Loot Llama Refused Trademark In re Epic Games, Inc. Image of Mark in App. No. 88/233,723 On May 26, 2021, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) affirmed the refusal…
Lawsuit Update: Jury Finds No Copyright Infringement of Wrestler’s Poster in Black Ops 4 Poster
Lawsuit Update: Jury Finds No Copyright Infringement of Wrestler’s Poster in Black Ops 4 Poster Huffman v. Activision Publ’g, Inc.2:19-cv-00050Filed February 12, 2019 Professional wrestler Booker T. Huffman (“Huffman”), who wrestles as…
Music Publishers Sue Roblox for Copyright Infringement Seeking No Less than $200 Million
Music Publishers Sue Roblox for Copyright Infringement Seeking No Less than $200 Million ABKCO Music Inc. v. Roblox Corp.Case No. 2:21-cv-04705United States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaFiled: June 9,…
Artist Sues Capcom for Alleged Copyright Infringement in Resident Evil 4 Textures
Artist Sues Capcom for Alleged Copyright Infringement in Resident Evil 4 Textures Juracek v. Capcom Co.Case No. 3:21-cv-00775United States District Court for the District of ConnecticutFiled: June 4, 2021 Artist Judy A.…
Jury Awards GREE $92 Million in Damages for Supercell’s Patent Infringement
Jury Awards GREE $92 Million in Damages for Supercell’s Patent Infringement GREE, Inc. v. Supercell OyCase No. 2:19-cv-00200United States District Court for the Eastern District of TexasDecided May 7, 2021 In yet…
Nintendo ROM Distributor Owes Over $2 Million After Summary Judgement
Nintendo ROM Distributor Owes Over $2 Million After Summary Judgement Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Matthew Storman United States District Court for the Central District of California Case No. CV 19-7818 Filed:…
Updates on Epic Games’ Antitrust Battle: Stayed in Australia, Date for Google, and an Uncertain Verdict Awaits
Updates on Epic Games’ Antitrust Battle: Stayed in Australia, Date for Google, and an Uncertain Verdict Awaits Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc.Filed August 13, 2020United States District Court for the Northern…
Updates on Epic Games’ Antitrust Battle: Fight Over Witnesses and UK Expansion
Updates on Epic Games’ Antitrust Battle: Fight Over Witnesses and UK Expansion Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc. Filed August 13, 2020 United States District Court for the Northern District of California…
Supreme Court Rules Google’s Copying of Oracle’s Java SE API is Fair Use
Supreme Court Rules Google’s Copying of Oracle’s Java SE API is Fair Use Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. Case No. 18-956 United States Supreme Court Decided April 5, 2021 On…