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U.S. Patent no. 10,029,177: System and method for a videogame with a secondary metagame
U.S. Patent no. 10,029,177: System and method for a videogame with a secondary metagame Issued July 24, 2018 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date November 5, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,029,177…
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…
U.S. Patent no. 10,325,266: Rewarding classes of purchasers
U.S. Patent no. 10,325,266: Rewarding classes of purchasers Issued June 18, 2019 to Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC Priority Date May 28, 2009 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,325,266 (the ‘266 Patent) relates…
Mass DMCA Takedown Requests Issued on Twitch
Mass DMCA Takedown Requests Issued on Twitch 📢 This week, we've had a sudden influx of DMCA takedown requests for clips with background music from 2017-19. If you’re unsure about rights to…
U.S. Patent no. 10,322,351: Matchmaking system and method for multiplayer video games
U.S. Patent no. 10,322,351: Matchmaking system and method for multiplayer video games Issued June 18, 2019 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date July 3, 2014 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,322,351 (the ‘351…
Fortnite “Running Man” Emote Lawsuit Against Epic Games Dismissed
Fortnite “Running Man” Emote Lawsuit Against Epic Games Dismissed Brantley et al v. Epic Games, Inc. et al Case No.: 8:19-cv-594-PWG United States District Court for the District of Maryland Filed February…
U.S. Patent no. 10,322,346: Interactive collectible card games with defense and offence team formations
U.S. Patent no. 10,322,346: Interactive collectible card games with defense and offence team formations Issued June 18, 2019 to Gooody Entertainment Co., Ltd. Priority Date April 14, 2017 Summary: U.S. Patent No.…
Ubisoft Alleges Rainbow Six Siege Infringement by Ejoy.com
Ubisoft Alleges Rainbow Six Siege Infringement by Ejoy.com Ubisoft Entm’t v. Ejoy.com Ltd. United States District Court for the Central District of California Case No: 20-cv-4419 Filed: May 15, 2020 On May…
U.S. Patent no. 10,322,336: Haptic braille output for a game controller
U.S. Patent no. 10,322,336: Haptic braille output for a game controller Issued June 18, 2019 to Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC Priority Date February 28, 2017 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,322,336 (the ‘336…
PalTalk Heads to the Federal Circuit
PalTalk Heads to the Federal Circuit PalTalk Holdings Inc. v. Riot Games Inc. et al. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Case Nos.: 19-2035, 19-2036, 19-2037, and 19-2038 Filed…
Determining the Article of Manufacture in Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Design Patents
There’s a super interesting article just published in the AIPLA quarterly journal by one our (Banner Witcoff’s) law clerks, Sonia Okolie, on design patents within augmented and virtual reality. She does a…
U.S. Patent no. 10,315,119: Video game with concurrent processing of game-related physical objects
U.S. Patent no. 10,315,119: Video game with concurrent processing of game-related physical objects Issued June 11, 2019, to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date May 17, 2011 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,315,119 (the…
Nintendo Escapes Digital Pre-Order Dispute in EU
Nintendo Escapes Digital Pre-Order Dispute in EU Nintendo’s digital pre-order policy has been found to not violate EU consumer rights laws. Following hearings in December 2019, the EU court dismissed the lawsuit…
U.S. Patent no. 10,315,113: System and method for simulating gameplay of nonplayer characters distributed across networked end user devices
U.S. Patent no. 10,315,113: System and method for simulating gameplay of nonplayer characters distributed across networked end user devices Issued June 11, 2019 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date May 14, 2015…
Blizzard Takes New Stance on Custom Game IP
Blizzard Takes New Stance on Custom Game IP Following the release of the remastered edition of Blizzard Entertainment’s classic real-time strategy game “Warcraft 3” as “Warcraft 3: Reforged,” Blizzard also updated its…
U.S. Patent no. 10,315, 108: Local application quick start with cloud transitioning
U.S. Patent no. 10,315, 108: Local application quick start with cloud transitioning Issued June 11, 2019 to Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC Priority Date August 19, 2015 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,315,108…
Crytek Delays Launch of Lawsuit Against Star Citizen Devs Before Suddenly Settling
Crytek Delays Launch of Lawsuit Against Star Citizen Devs Before Suddenly Settling Crytek GMBH v. Cloud Imperium Games Corp. and Roberts Space Industries Corp., United States District Court for the Central District…
U.S. Patent no. 10,313,679: Systems and methods for encoder-guided adaptive-quality rendering
U.S. Patent no. 10,313,679: Systems and methods for encoder-guided adaptive-quality rendering Issued June 4, 2019, to ZeniMax Media Inc. Priority Date April 21, 2017 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,313,679 (the ‘679 Patent)…
Video Game Chic
Video Game Chic In a totally unexpected twist, luxury fashion brand Louis Vuitton has announced a partnership with video game developer Riot Games to design in-game champion skins for the game League…
U.S. Patent no. 10,293,251: Pre-loading translated code in cloud based emulated applications
U.S. Patent no. 10,293,251: Pre-loading translated code in cloud based emulated applications Issued May 21, 2019, to Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Priority Date September 28, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,293,251 (the…