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U.S. Patent No. 10,478,735: Video game system with spectator mode hud
U.S. Patent No. 10,478,735: Video game system with spectator mode hud Issued: November 19, 2019, to Riot Games, Inc. Priority Date: April 26, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,478,735 (the ’375 Patent)…
U.S. Patent No. 10,509,461: Augmented reality video game systems
U.S. Patent No. 10,509,461: Augmented reality video game systems Issued: December 17, 2019, to Jeffrey David Mullen Priority Date: October 11, 2007 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,509,461 (the ’461 Patent) relates to…
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…
U.S. Patent No. 10,441,876: Video game integrating recorded video
U.S. Patent No. 10,441,876: Video game integrating recorded video Issued: October 15, 2019, to Activision Publishing Inc. Priority Date December 20, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,441,876 (the ‘876 Patent) relates…
Twitch Deletes Content for Copyright Infringement Without Warning
Twitch Deletes Content for Copyright Infringement Without Warning On October 20th, many Twitch streamers received an email from Twitch notifying them that content on their channels was subject to Digital Millennium Copyright…
U.S. Patent No. 10,625,156: Method and system for sharing video game content
U.S. Patent No. 10, 625,156: Method and system for sharing video game content Issued: April 21, 2020, to Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Priority Date February 27, 2017 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,625,156…
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…
U.S. Patent no. 9,492,740: Remote and/or distributed equipping of video game characters
U.S. Patent no. 9,492,740: Remote and/or distributed equipping of video game characters Issued November 15, 2016 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date June 7, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,492,740 (the ‘740…
Microsoft Purchases ZeniMax Media, Parent Company of Bethesda Softworks, id Software, Arkane Studios, and MachineGames
Microsoft Purchases ZeniMax Media, Parent Company of Bethesda Softworks, id Software, Arkane Studios, and MachineGames On September 21st, Microsoft announced that it is acquiring ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks,…
U.S. Patent no. 9,498,706: System and method for providing an enhanced research game mechanic
U.S. Patent no. 9,498,706: System and method for providing an enhanced research game mechanic Issued November 22, 2016 to Kabam Inc. (later assigned to Electronic Arts Inc.) Priority Date March 1, 2013…
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…
U.S. Patent no. 9,533,229: Custom reward for viral help in game
U.S. Patent no. 9,533,229: Custom reward for viral help in game Issued January 3, 2017 to Zynga Inc. Priority Date June 29, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,533,229 (the ‘229 Patent) relates…
U.S. Patent no. 9,555,334: System and method for managing virtual worlds mapped to real locations in a mobile-enabled massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG)
U.S. Patent no. 9,555,334: System and method for managing virtual worlds mapped to real locations in a mobile-enabled massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) Issued January 31, 2017 to Qualcomm Inc.…
U.S. Patent no. 9,561,433: Providing event rewards to players in an online game
U.S. Patent no. 9,561,433: Providing event rewards to players in an online game Issued February 7, 2017 to Kabam, Inc. (later assigned to Electronic Arts Inc.) Priority Date August 8, 2013 Summary:…
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…
U.S. Patent no. 9,582,147: Inserting game objects through contactless communication
U.S. Patent no. 9,582,147: Inserting game objects through contactless communication Issued February 28, 2017 to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Priority Date March 7, 2014 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,582,147 (the ‘147 Patent) relates…
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.…
U.S. Patent no. 9,597,601: Method for displaying chat window applied to network game
U.S. Patent no. 9,597,601: Method for displaying chat window applied to network game Issued March 21, 2017 to Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix Priority Date March 19, 2003 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,597,601…
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…