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U.S. Patent No. 7,663,045: Music replacement in a gaming system
U.S. Patent No. 7,663,045: Music replacement in a gaming system Issued February 16, 2010, to Microsoft Corp. Priority Date September 20, 2005 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 7,663,045 (the ‘045 Patent) describes a…
U.S. Patent No. 9,687,733: Game apparatus, storage medium, game controlling method and game system
U.S. Patent No. 9,687,733: Game apparatus, storage medium, game controlling method and game system Issued June 27, 2017, to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Priority Date February 23, 2011 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,687,733…
Valve’s IPR Petitions Run Out of Steam
Valve Corp. v. Electronic Scripting Products IPR2019-00062 Decision Issued: April 2, 2019 On April 2, 2019, The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) declined Valve’s petition to institute an Inter…
U.S. Patent No. 8,784,202: Apparatus and method for repositioning a virtual camera based on a change game state
U.S. Patent No. 8,784,202: Apparatus and method for repositioning a virtual camera based on a change game state Issued July 22, 2014, to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Priority Date June 3, 2011 Summary:…
U.S. Patent No. 9,511,292: Video game competition notifications
U.S. Patent No. 9,511,292: Video game competition notifications Issued December 6, 2016, to Sony Interactive Entertainment America, LLC Priority Date October 20, 2009 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,511,292 (the ‘292 Patent) describes…
U.S. Patent No. 9,367,543: Game achievements system
U.S. Patent No. 9,367,543: Game achievements system Issued June 14, 2016 to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC Priority Date December 7, 2004 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,367,543 (the ‘543 Patent) is for all…
U.S. Patent No. 7,628,688: Game apparatus, game control method, recording medium and program
U.S. Patent No. 7,628,688: Game apparatus, game control method, recording medium and program Issued December 8, 2009, to Konami Holding Corp. Priority Date March 10, 2000 Summary: Battling opponents is a quintessential part…
U.S. Patent No. 6,231,444: Operating device for game machine
U.S. Patent No. 6,231,444: Operating device for game machine Issued May 15, 2001, to Sony Interactive Entertainment, Inc. Priority date: October 11, 1996 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 6,231,444 (the ‘444 Patent) is…
SCOTUS issues ruling in Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC
Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC 2019 WL 1005829 Decided: March 4, 2019 Supreme Court of the United States On March 4, 2019, the Supreme Court decided Fourth Estate…
U.S. Patent No. 4,445,187: Video games with voice dialog
U.S. Patent No. 4,445,187: Video games with voice dialog Issued April 24, 1984, to Best, Robert M. Priority Date February 5, 1979 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 4,445,187 (the ‘187 Patent) describes a…
Patent Arcade is HIRING: Summer Intern 2019
It’s that time of year again, we’re looking for a 1L or 2L, preferably in the Washington, DC, area, to work with us as our research intern for the summer of 2019.…
U.S. Patent No. 8,882,594: Control scheme for real time strategy game
U.S. Patent No. 8,882,594: Control Scheme for real time strategy game Issued November 11, 2014, to Microsoft Corp. Priority Date April 5, 2007 Summary: Real-time strategy games allow the player to command…
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. v. Perez
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. v. Perez United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Case No: 1:18-cv-0765 (PKC) Filed August 22, 2018, Decided February 05, 2019. On February…
U.S. Patent No. 9,138,648: System and method for dynamically loading game software for smooth game play
U.S. Patent No. 9,138,648: System and method for dynamically loading game software for smooth game play Issued September 22, 2015, to Sony Interactive Entertainment America, LLC Priority Date October 10, 2001 Summary:…
Take-Two & Epic file Motions to Dismiss
Ferguson v. Epic Games, Inc. United States District Court for the Central District of California Filed Dec. 5, 2018, CACD-2-18-cv-10110 Ferguson v. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. United States District Court for the…
No Doubt v. Activision Publishing, Inc.
No Doubt v. Activision Publishing, Inc. 192 Cal. App. 4th 1018 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011) In 2009 Activision formed an agreement with the band No Doubt to use some of their…
Worlds Inc. v. Bungie, Inc.
Worlds Inc. v. Bungie, Inc. 903 F.3d 1237 (Fed Cir. 2018) Back in September 2018, the Federal Circuit reversed the PTAB decision to invalidate U.S. Patent Nos. 7,945,856, 8,082,501, and 8,145,988 because…
U.S. Patent No. 9,266,022: System to pause a game console whenever an object enters an exclusion zone
U.S. Patent No. 9,266,022: System to pause a game console whenever an object enters an exclusion zone Issued February 23, 2016, to David Paul Pasqualone Priority Date August 21, 2012 Summary:…
U.S. Patent No. 9,669,291: System and method to facilitate moves in a word game
U.S. Patent No. 9,669,291: System and method to facilitate moves in a word game Issued June 6, 2017, to Zynga, Inc. Priority Date May 31, 2011 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,669,291…
Take-Two Interactive Software v. Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. v. Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations, Inc. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Filed January 11, 2019, NYSD-1-19-cv-00338 On January 11, 2019, Take-Two Interactive…