Lawsuits
Nintendo gets second chance from Federal Circuit on 3DS patent suit
Tomita Tech. USA, LLC et al. v. Nintendo Co., LTD et al. Federal Circuit Case No. 2014-1244 (non-precedential) On appeal from S.D.N.Y., case no. 1:11-CV-04256 Back in 2011, Tomita sued Nintendo over…
Patton goes to War Over Use of Name and Likeness in Video Game
Catching up on some reading from last week, Ars Technica (via Video Gamer Law) reports on a new lawsuit filed by the rights holder to Patton’s name and likeness against Maximum Family…
New Case: Ubisoft v Guitar Apprentice
Ubisoft Entertainment, S.A., v. Guitar Apprentice, Inc. 3:14-CV-05202 Northern District of California Filed November 24, 2014 In a new case, Ubisoft asserts U.S. Pat. No. 8,835,736 against Guitar Apprentice. The ‘736…
Winning the lottery type game is your destiny – Sweepstakes Patent Company
Sweepstakes Patent Company, LLC v. Burns et al. and Mosely et al. Southern District of Florida Case Nos. 0-14-cv-62351 and 0-14-cv-62354 In two new cases, plaintiff Sweepstakes Patent Company (SPC) accuses internet…
Lions, and Tigers, and…. Joustin’ Beavers?
RC3, Inc. v Bieber Florida Middle District Court, No. 3:2012cv00193 Florida based game developer RC3 created a game, Joustin’ Beaver, in which a beaver that jousts must navigate the whirlpool of success,…
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…
Unlockable Content and Microtransactions in Mobile Games – New Case – Inventor Holdings LLC (D. Del. 2014)
Inventor Holdings, LLC v. [Multiple Defendants] United States District Court for the District of Delaware File Nos. 1-14-cv-01067 (Gameloft); 1-14-cv-01068 (Glu Mobile); 1-14-cv-01069 (Kabam); 1-14-cv-01070 (King.com); 1-14-cv-01071 (ngmoco); 1-14-cv-01072 (Rovio); 1-14-cv-01073 (Supercell)…
Bingo! for Video King – Alice decision applied to bingo manager system
Planet Bingo, LLC v. VKGS LLC (dba Video King) United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit – Nonprecedential – Case No. 2013-1663 Decided: August 26, 2014 In what it called…
Noriega Sues Activision Over Call of Duty Character
Jumping on the “Hey, that’s me!” bandwagon, Former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega, 80, filed a lawsuit in California yesterday against video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc., alleging that Call of Duty: Black…
Lindsay Lohan sues Rock Star over Grand Theft Auto
Lindsay Lohan is suing Rockstar Games and its owner Take-Two Interactive over a character in Grand Theft Auto V that she alleges is an “unequivocal” representation of her image, according to the…
BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court nails Aereo’s coffin shut.
Not exactly a video game case, but important the world of Copyrights nonetheless. The decision everyone has been waiting for it out. Today the U.S. Supreme Court held that Aereo is equivalent…
Commentary: Alice v. CLS Bank
Patent Law Update June 20, 2014 Computer-Implemented Inventions: Ideas That Are Fundamental Truths And Generically Implemented Are Not Patent EligibleIn a unanimous opinion authored by Justice Thomas on June 19, 2014, the Court…
BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court strikes down patents that computerize an abstract idea
What do pornography and patents have in common? Read on to find out! Today the United States Supreme Court has held, in Alice Corporation v. CLS Bank Int’l, that claims drawn to…
Worlds Inc. v. Activision – DISMISSED
Looks like the Worlds Inc v. Activision case has been dismissed, at least for now. In an interesting development, it appears that Activision was successful in arguing that Worlds’ patent attorneys did…
P.S. Products v. Activision Blizzard – Dismissed!
P.S. PRODUCTS, INC. v. ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC., Case No. 4:13-cv-00342-KGB United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas Activision delivers a knockout punch. P.S. Products had sued Activision Blizzard for…
The Ninth Circuit Rules On EA, Madden, NCAA, and Publicity Rights
Brown v. Electronic Arts, Inc. United States District Court for the Central District of California Case No. 2:09-cv-01598 & In re: NCAA Student-Athlete Name & Likeness Licensing Litigation (Keller, et al v.…
Judgment Entered: Innovention v. MGA Entertainment
Innovention Toys v. MGA Entertainment et. al. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Case No: 07-6510 (filed in 2009) When we last reported on this case, it was…
Case Settled: Electronic Arts v. Textron, Inc., et al
Electronic Arts, Inc. v. Textron, Inc., et al U.S. District Court, Northern District of California Case No. 3:2012-cv-00118, Filed on January 6, 2012 This trademark dispute arises out of Electronic Arts…
Case Dismissed: ProCloud Media Invest AB v. Paramount Pictures Corporation
ProCloud Media Invest AB v. Paramount Pictures Corporation U.S. District Court, Central District of California Case No. 2:2012cv05192, Filed on June 14, 2012 ProCloud brought suit against Paramount Pictures for breach of…
Case Settled: OG International v. Ubisoft
OG International v. Ubisoft United States District Court for the Northern District of California Case No.: 3-11-cv-04980-CRB, filed on October 7, 2011 This case initially came about when OG International (OGI) filed…