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ADC Technology v. Microsoft Corp.
ADC Technology Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation et al United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Case No. 2:08-cv-01579-RSM, Filed October 27, 2008 Decided: May 2, 2016 against Nintendo; November…
U.S. Patent No. 8,764,563: Video Game superimposing virtual characters on user supplied photo used as game screen background
U.S. Patent No. 8,764,563: Video Game superimposing virtual characters on user supplied photo used as game screen background Issued July 1, 2014, to Bandai Namco Entertainment, Inc. Priority Date: March 24, 2009…
U.S. Patent No. 10,086,289: Remastering by emulation
U.S. Patent No. 10,086,289: Remastering by emulation Filed November 22, 2016 Issued October 2, 2018 Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC We often write about interesting video game patents here at Patent…
Motiva sues Sony, HTC, and Oculus for Patent Infringement
Motiva Patents, LLC v. Sony Corporation et al United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Docket Number: 9-18-cv-00180, filed October 3, 2018 & Motiva Patents, LLC v. HTC Corporation…
U.S. Patent No. 9,393,486: Character simulation and playback notification in game session replay
U.S. Patent No. 9,393,486: Character simulation and playback notification in game session replay Issued July 17, 2016, to Amazon Technologies, Inc. Priority June 27, 2014 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,393,486 (the ‘486…
Tetris Holding, LLC v. Xio Interactive, Inc.
Tetris Holding, LLC v. Xio Interactive, Inc. 863 F.Supp.2d 394 United States District Court for the District of New Jersey May 30, 2012 We were recently talking among ourselves about copyright protection…
U.S. Patent No. 9,409,083: Spawning new timelines during game session replay
U.S. Patent No. 9,409,083: Spawning new timelines during game session replay Issued August 9, 2017, to Amazon Technologies, Inc. Priority date: June 27, 2014 Summary: Traditionally, to restart a multiplayer session…
U.S. Patent No. 10,004,981: Input method and apparatus
U.S. Patent No. 10,004,981: Input method and apparatus Issued June 26, 2018 to Nintendo Co. Ltd Priority Date October 5, 2010 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,004,981 (the ‘981 Patent) describes a method…
Nintendo Wins Against Real Life Mario Kart
Nintendo Wins Against Real Life Mario Kart It is being reported that Nintendo has won a lawsuit against a Tokyo go-kart rental service called Mari Mobility, previously MariCar. The Tokyo District Court…
U.S. Patent No. 9,120,016: Interactive guitar game designed for learning to play the guitar
U.S. Patent No. 9,120,016: Interactive guitar game designed for learning to play the guitar Issued September 9, 2015, to Ubisoft Entertainment SA Priority Date November 21, 2008 Summary: In 2008, music rhythm…
Acceleration Bay LLC v. Activision Blizzard – Case Update
Acceleration Bay LLC v. Activision Blizzard United States District Court for the District of Delaware No. 1:16-cv-00453-RGA August 28, 2018 Case Update: Back in 2015 Acceleration Bay filed lawsuits against Activision Blizzard,…
U.S. Patent No. 8,929,721: Methods for identification of highlight game events and automated generation of videos for same
U.S. Patent No. 8,929,721: Methods for identification of highlight game events and automated generation of videos for same Issued January 6, 2015, to Sony Interactive Entertainment America, LLC Priority Date February 15,…
PTAB finds Game and Technology’s Patent on Unit Pilots Unpatentable
Wargaming Group Limited v. Game and Technology Co., LTD. Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Case IPR2017-01082 September 7, 2018 On September 7, 2018, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued…
U.S. Patent No. 9,427,668: Storage medium storing game program and game apparatus for improved collision detection in a video game
U.S. Patent No. 9,427,668: Storage medium storing game program and game apparatus for improved collision detection in a video game Issued August 30, 2016, to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Priority Date May 29,…
Nintendo goes after ROMs
Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Mathias et al United States District Court for the District of Arizona Case No. 2:18-cv-02282-SPL On July 19, 2018, Nintendo of America filed a lawsuit in the…
U.S. Patent No. 9,454,849: Augmented reality playspaces with adaptive game rules
U.S. Patent No. 9,454,849: Augmented reality playspaces with adaptive game rules Issued September 27, 2016, to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC Priority Date November 03, 2011 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,454,849 (the…
U.S. Patent No. 9,566,503: Massively single-playing online game
U.S. Patent No. 9,566,503 Massively single-playing online game Issued February 14, 2017, to Nintendo Co. Ltd. Priority Date February 2, 2010 Summary: A huge draw to online games, especially MMORPGs, is the…
Grinch Parody ruled a Fair Use
Lombardo v. Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P 279 F. Supp. 3d 497 (S.D.N.Y. 2017), aff’d, No. 17-2952-cv, 2018 WL 3323476 (2d Cir. 2018) On July 6, 2018, the Second Circuit upheld the Southern…
U.S. Patent No. 9,616,345: Systems and methods for crowd-sourced game strategy
U.S. Patent No. 9,616,345: Systems and methods for crowd-sourced game strategy Issued April 11, 2017, to Electronic Arts Inc. Priority Date July 1, 2014 Summary: Playing EA’s Madden can be daunting because…
Conan Properties et al. v. Sanchez (EDNY) – Copyright in Characters
Conan Properties Int’l LLC et al. v. Ricardo Jove Sanchez United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York Case No. 1:17-cv-00162-FB-RLM, Memorandum and Order of August 15, 2018 …