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U.S. Patent no. 9,649,568: Game system for changing a difficulty level of a game
U.S. Patent no. 9,649,568: Game system for changing a difficulty level of a game Issued May 16, 2017 to Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix Priority Date May 30, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No.…
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,…
U.S. Patent no. 9,526,995: Video game recording and playback with visual display of game controller manipulation
U.S. Patent no. 9,526,995: Video game recording and playback with visual display of game controller manipulation Issued December 27, 2016 to Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC Priority Date November 22, 2006 Summary:…
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…
U.S. Patent no. 9,682,314: Method and system for temporarily incentivizing user participation in a game space
U.S. Patent no. 9,682,314: Method and system for temporarily incentivizing user participation in a game space Issued June 20, 2017 to Electronic Arts Inc. Priority Date June 14, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent…
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…
U.S. Patent no. 9,656,170: Game apparatus
U.S. Patent no. 9,656,170: Game apparatus Issued May 23, 2017 to Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix Priority Date June 27, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,656,170 (the ‘170 Patent) relates to progression in…
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…
U.S. Patent no. 9,630,115: Shared social asset in game
U.S. Patent no. 9,630,115: Shared social asset in game Issued April 25, 2017 to Zynga Inc. Priority Date January 23, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,630,115 (the ‘115 Patent) relates to cooperation…
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…
U.S. Patent no. 9,861,896: Method and system for an integrated platform wide party system within a multiplayer gaming environment
U.S. Patent no. 9,861,896: Method and system for an integrated platform wide party system within a multiplayer gaming environment Issued January 9, 2018 to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC Priority Date September 4,…
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…
U.S. Patent no. 9,839,838: System and method for online community management
U.S. Patent no. 9,839,838: System and method for online community management Issued December 12, 2017 to Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Priority Date May 14, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,839,838 (the ‘838…
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.…
U.S. Patent no. 10,078,410: System to locomote an entity in three dimensional space
U.S. Patent no. 10,078,410: System to locomote an entity in three dimensional space Issued September 18, 2018 to Electronic Arts Inc. Priority Date March 30, 2015 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,078,410 (the…
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…
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…