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U.S. Patent no. 10,272,346: Bounded competitions in a video game framework
U.S. Patent no. 10,272,346: Bounded competitions in a video game framework Issued April 30, 2019 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date June 7, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,272,346 (the ‘346 Patent)…
Running Man Stars Suing Epic Games for Fortnite Dance
Running Man Stars Suing Epic Games for Fortnite Dance Brantley et al. v. Epic Games, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 8:19-cv-00594-PWG United States District Court for the District of Maryland Filed…
U.S. Patent no. 10,272,335: Systems and methods of serving video for remote play
U.S. Patent no. 10,272,335: Systems and methods of serving video for remote play Issued April 30, 2019 to Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC Priority Date December 15, 2007 Summary: U.S. Patent No.…
U.S. Patent no. 10,265,627: Virtual reality simulation of a live-action sequence
U.S. Patent no. 10,265,627: Virtual reality simulation of a live-action sequence Issued April 23, 2019 to Centurion VR, LLC Priority Date June 22, 2017 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,265,627 (the ‘627 Patent)…
U.S. Patent no. 10,265,621: Tracking specific gestures related to user movement
U.S. Patent no. 10,265,621: Tracking specific gestures related to user movement Issued April 23, 2019 to Disney Enterprises, Inc. Priority Date January 20, 2015 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,265,621 (the ‘621 Patent)…
U.S. Patent no. 10,263,859: Delaying new session initiation in response to increased data traffic latency
U.S. Patent no. 10,263,859: Delaying new session initiation in response to increased data traffic latency Issued April 16, 2019 to Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Priority Date January 11, 2017 Summary: U.S.…
U.S. Patent no. 10,255,615: System and method for contextual virtual local advertisement insertion
U.S. Patent no. 10,255,615: System and method for contextual virtual local advertisement insertion Issued April 9, 2019 to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. Priority Date July 12, 2010 Summary: U.S. Patent No.…
U.S. Patent no. 10,258,880: Dynamic selection of voice quality over a wireless system
U.S. Patent no. 10,258,880: Dynamic selection of voice quality over a wireless system Issued April 16, 2019 to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC Priority Date June 27, 2008 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,258,880…
Uniloc Patents Ruled Abstract
Uniloc Patents Ruled Abstract Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Big Fish Games, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Filed: September 13, 2019 Case No. 18-02186 The Federal Circuit has…
U.S. Patent no. 10,258,882: Recording companion
U.S. Patent no. 10,258,882: Recording companion Issued April 16, 2019 to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC Priority Date March 4, 2014 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,258,882 (the ‘882 Patent) relates to creating recordings…
Patent Infringement Suit Over Apex Legends and Anthem
Patent Infringement Suit Over Apex Legends and Anthem Stone Interactive Ventures LLC v. Electronic Arts Inc., United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division Filed: September 13, 2019…
U.S. Patent no. 10,252,167: Location graph adapted video games
U.S. Patent no. 10,252,167: Location graph adapted video games Issued April 9, 2019 to Empire Technology Development LLC Priority Date September 23, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,252,167 (the ‘167 Patent) relates…
Places Where You Must Not Pokemon Go
Places Where You Must Not Pokemon Go In re Pokemon Go Nuisance Litigation United States District Court for the Northern District of California Filed: February 14, 2019 Case No. 3:16-cv-04300-JD Following the…
U.S. Patent no. 10,252,164: Avatar teleport controller
U.S. Patent no. 10,252,164: Avatar teleport controller Issued April 9, 2019 to Roblox Corporation Priority Date October 29, 2018 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,252,164 (the ‘164 Patent) relates to inventions in the…
U.S. Patent no. 10,252,163: Music video game with user directed sound generation
U.S. Patent no. 10,252,163: Music video game with user directed sound generation Issued April 9, 2019 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date July 14, 2008 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,252,163 (the ‘163…
U.S. Patent No. 8,976,184: System and method for controlling animation by tagging objects within a game environment
U.S. Patent No. 8,976,184: System and method for controlling animation by tagging objects within a game environment Issued March 10, 2015 to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Priority Date October 9, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent…
U.S. Patent No. 8,992,321: Apparatus and method for displaying player character showing special movement state in network game
U.S. Patent No. 8,992,321: Apparatus and method for displaying player character showing special movement state in network game Issued March 31, 2015 to Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix Priority Date December 30, 2011…
U.S. Patent No. 9,180,378: Conditional access to areas in a video game
U.S. Patent no. 9,180,378: Conditional access to areas in a video game Issued November 10, 2015, to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date May 17, 2011 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,180,378 (the ‘378…
U.S. Patent No. 9,186,575: Online game with animal-breeding mechanic
U.S. Patent No. 9,186,575: Online game with animal-breeding mechanic Issued November 17, 2015 To Zynga Inc. Summary: For anyone that has wanted to try out being a farmer in the comfort of…
U.S. Patent No. 8,814,675: Method of operating an online game using terraformed game spaces
U.S. Patent No. 8,814,675: Method of operating an online game using terraformed game spaces Issued August 26, 2014 To Zynga Inc. Summary: U.S. Patent No. 8,814,675 relates to a method allowing players…