Lawsuits
Jury to Decide if Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Image Infringes Wrestler’s Poster
Jury to Decide if Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Image Infringes Wrestler’s Poster Huffman v. Activision Publishing, Inc. Case No. 2:19-cv-00050 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas…
Wargaming Awarded Attorney’s Fees for Game and Technology Co. Ltd’s Improper and Unreasonable Litigation Tactics
Wargaming Awarded Attorney’s Fees for Game and Technology Co. Ltd’s Improper and Unreasonable Litigation Tactics Game and Technology Co. Ltd v. Wargaming Group, Ltd Case No. 2:16-cv-06554 United States District Court for…
Microsoft in Legal Battle with Worlds Inc. Over Alleged Patent Infringement in Minecraft
Microsoft in Legal Battle with Worlds Inc. Over Alleged Patent Infringement in Minecraft Worlds Inc. v. Microsoft Corp. Case No. 6:20-cv-00872 United States District Court for the Western District of Texas Filed…
Skateboard Graphic Artist Sues Jack Black, Tony Hawk, and The Berrics for Copyright Infringement of Skateboard Graphic Design
Skateboard Graphic Artist Sues Jack Black, Tony Hawk, and The Berrics for Copyright Infringement of Skateboard Graphic Design Humpston v. Black et al Case No. 2:20-cv-10018 United States District Court for the…
Take-Two Finds Less Success with Second Take on Copyright and Tattoos
Alexander v. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. et al Case No. 3:18-cv-00966 United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois Filed April 17, 2018 Tattoo artist Catherine Alexander sued Take-Two Interactive…
Jury Awards GREE $8.5 Million in Damages for “Clash of Clans” Creator Supercell’s Patent Infringement
Jury Awards GREE $8.5 Million in Damages for “Clash of Clans” Creator Supercell’s Patent Infringement GREE, Inc. v. Supercell Oy Case No. 2-19-cv-00070 United States District Court for the Eastern District of…
Genuine Enabling Tech’s Lawsuit Alleging Patent Infringement by Nintendo Wii and Switch Products Dismissed
Genuine Enabling Tech’s Lawsuit Alleging Patent Infringement by Nintendo Wii and Switch Products Dismissed Genuine Enabling Tech LLC v. Nintendo Co. Case No. 2:19-cv-00351 United States District Court for the Western District…
Fortnite Removed from Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store as Epic Games Sues in Antitrust Battle
Fortnite Removed from Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store as Epic Games Sues in Antitrust Battle Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc. Filed August 13, 2020 United States District Court…
Lawsuit over Atari 2600 Copycat Is Going to Trial
Lawsuit over Atari 2600 Copycat Is Going to Trial Atari Interactive, Inc. v. Hyperkin, Inc. Case No. 2:19-cv-00608 United States District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division Filed January…
Data Transmission Patent Asserted Against Amazon and Blizzard is Partially Invalidated
Data Transmission Patent Asserted Against Amazon and Blizzard is Partially Invalidated Via Vadis, LLC et. al v. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Case No. 19-2269 AND Via Vadis, LLC et. al v. Amazon.com, Inc.…
Atlanta Rapper Claims “Soul Jah Boi” Dance in NBA 2K19 Infringes His Copyright
Atlanta Rapper Claims “Soul Jah Boi” Dance in NBA 2K19 Infringes His Copyright Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. et. al v. Sims Case No. 4:20-CV-04441 United States District Court for the Northern District…
Riot Games and Valve Win Over PalTalk’s Invalidated Patent Affirmed
Riot Games and Valve Win Over PalTalk’s Invalidated Patent Affirmed PalTalk Holdings, Inc. v. Riot Games, Inc. Case No: 19-2035 United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Decided June 16,…
Infernal Technology and Terminal Reality Sue Ubisoft, Epic Games, Take-Two, Sony, Crytek, Activision Blizzard, Microsoft, and Electronic Arts for Patent Infringement
Infernal Technology and Terminal Reality Sue Ubisoft, Epic Games, Take-Two, Sony, Crytek, Activision Blizzard, Microsoft, and Electronic Arts for Patent Infringement Since 2018, Infernal Technology, LLC and Terminal Reality, Inc. (“Infernal”) have…
Ubisoft Loses Appeal and Patent Used in “Rocksmith” is Invalidated
Ubisoft Loses Appeal and Patent Related to “Rocksmith” is Invalidated Ubisoft Entertainment, S.A. et al v. Yousician Oy Case No. 19-2399 United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Order Issued…
Bot M8 LLC Asserts Sony’s PlayStation 4 “Uncharted” Game Infringes Its Patent, but Court Finds Bot M8’s Patent Invalid
Bot M8 LLC Asserts Sony’s PlayStation 4 “Uncharted” Game Infringes Its Patent, but Court Finds Bot M8’s Patent Invalid Bot M8 LLC v. Sony Corporation of America et al No. 3:19-cv-07027 United…
TopGolf Wins Patent Appeal
TopGolf Wins Patent Appeal Agarwal v. Topgolf Int’l Inc. No. IPR2018-2270 United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Decided May 11, 2020 Amit Agarwal, owner of U.S. Patent No. 5370389…
GREE Inc.’s Patent Infringement Suit Against “Clash Royale” Creator Supercell Survives Motion to Dismiss
GREE Inc.’s Patent Infringement Suit Against “Clash Royale” Creator Supercell Survives Motion to Dismiss GREE Inc. v. Supercell OY Case No.: 2:19-cv-00413 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas…
Big Fish Games Reaches $155 Million Settlement over Online Gambling Games
Big Fish Games Reaches $155 Million Settlement over Online Gambling Games Kater et al. v. Churchill Downs Inc. et. al. Case no: 15-cv-00612 AND Thimmegowda v. Big Fish Games Inc. et al.…
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…
Pokemon Go Developer Niantic Wins Battle Over 3D Virtual Thematic Environment Patent
Pokemon Go Developer Niantic Wins Battle Over 3D Virtual Thematic Environment Patent Barbaro Technologies, LLC v Niantic, Inc. United States District Court for the Northern District of California Case No. 18-cv-02955-RS Filed…