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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…
Eleven Engineering v. Nintendo
Eleven Engineering et al v. Nintendo et al Case No. 1:09-cv-009030 (D. Del, Filed Nov. 25, 2009) Decided: July 11, 2016 Back in 2009 Eleven Engineering sued Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft alleging…
U.S. Patent No. 9,308,458: Automatic movement of player character in network game
U.S. Patent No. 9,308,458: Automatic movement of player character in network game Issued: April 12, 2016, To: Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix Summary: The present invention relates to an autopilot mode in a…
Dynamic and Nonliteral Elements Win Protection in Blizzard Copyright Suit
Dynamic and Nonliteral Elements Win Protection in Blizzard Copyright Suit MDY Industries, LLC v. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and Vivendi Games, Inc. 629 F.3d 928 (9th Cir. 2010) For those who followed our…
Princeton Digital v. Konami
Princeton Digital Image Corporation v. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Case number 1:12-cv-01461 U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware Motion to dismiss granted-in-part and denied-in-part: March 30, 2017 In November 2012,…
U.S. Patent No. 9,364,746: System and method configured to unlock content within a videogame
U.S. Patent No. 9,364,746: System and method configured to unlock content within a videogame Issued June 14, 2016, to Activision Publishing, Inc. Summary: This invention relates to how players can unlock new…
U.S. Patent No. 9,545,571: Methods and apparatus for a video game magic system
U.S. Patent No. 9,545,571: Methods and apparatus for a video game magic system Issued January 17, 2017, to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Summary: Fans of fantasy stories such as The Lord of the…
U.S. Patent No. 9,174,128: Dynamic quests in game
U.S. Patent No. 9,174,128: Dynamic quests in game Issued: November 3, 2015 Assigned: Zynga Inc. Priority Date: April 26, 2012 Summary: This patent relates to creating computer-generated quests for a game. Some…
U.S. Patent no. 9,656,167: Pre-play and post-play video game character presentation and equipping
U.S. Patent no. 9,656,167: Pre-play and post-play video game character presentation and equipping Issued May 23, 2017 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date: March 15, 2013 Summary: This patent concerns the…