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U.S. Patent No. 6,488,505: System and method of vehicle competition with enhanced ghosting features
U.S. Patent No. 6,488,505: System and method of vehicle competition with enhanced ghosting features Issued December 3, 2002, to Midway Games West Inc. Priority Date July 15, 1999 Summary: U.S. Patent No.…
U.S. Patent No. 5,718,632: Recording medium, method of loading games program code means, and games machine
U.S. Patent No. 5,718,632: Recording medium, method of loading games program code means, and games machine Issued February 17, 1998, to Namco Ltd. Summary: In 1995, Yoichi Hayashi of Namco Ltd. invented…
Striking from the Shadows
Infernal Technology, LLC et al v. Crytek GmbH United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Docket No. 2-18-cv-00284, filed July 10, 2018 On July 10, 2018, Infernal Technology and Terminal Reality…
Bethesda sues Warner Bros. over Westworld Mobile Game
Bethesda Softworks LLC v. Behaviour Interactive, Inc., et al United States District Court for the District of Maryland Docket No. 8:18-cv-01846-RWT, filed June 21, 2018 On June 21, 2018, Bethesda Softworks…
Update – PUBG withdraws lawsuit against Epic
PUBG Corp., the Korean Subsidiary of Bluehole Studios (the developer of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds), has dropped its lawsuit against Fortnite developer Epic Games Inc. PUBG had filed a copyright infringement claim against Epic…
How do you perform a video game?
Epic Games, Inc. et al v. Mendes et al United States District Court for the Northern District of California CAND-3-17-cv-06223, Filed Oct. 27, 2017 We recently reported on Epic Games suing individuals…
New Game Law Journal – Interactive Entertainment Law Review (and read our article!)
If you’ve ever been to Queen Mary’s excellent More than Just a Game events, you have probably heard of the new Interactive Entertainment Law Review journal launched by Profs. Dimita, Mimler, and…
Candy Crush Pushing into Possible Patent Infringement
Groove Digital, Inc. v. King.com, LTD. et al., United States District Court for the District of Delaware, 1-18-cv-00836, filed 06/04/2018 On June 4, 2018, Groove Digital filed a lawsuit in the District…
E3 2018: Halo Infinite
Call me old school, but Halo 2 is still my favorite multiplayer first-person shooter. It was the most balanced FPS game I’ve ever played, and I still get excited with each new…
Sony Files for Another IPR on a Patent Relating to Stereoscopic Images
On May 22, 2018, Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (Sony) filed a petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent 8,206,218 (the ‘218 Patent), owned by Techno View IP. The ‘218 Patent is related…
A Battle Royale is Brewing
PUBG Corporation, makers of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, have filed a lawsuit against Epic Games, makers of Fortnite, in South Korea. The lawsuit was filed in the Seoul Central District Court in January. PUBG…
Case Update: GAT v. Activision Blizzard et al.
Game and Technology v. Activision Blizzard et al., C.D. Cal., Case No. 2:16-cv-06499-MLH-SK, Filed August 29, 2016 On March 14, 2018, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) invalidated U.S. Patent No.…
PTAB Institutes Inter Partes Review of Group Messaging Patent
On May 15, 2018, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (the “PTAB”) instituted two Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) proceedings against U.S. 5,822,523 (the “’523 Patent”). The ’523 Patent generally relates to group…
Sony files IPR Petition against 3D Stereoscopy Patent
On May 15, 2018, Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (“Sony”) filed a petition for Inter Partes review (“IPR”) of U.S. Patent No. 7,666,096 (the “’096 Patent”). The owner of the ’096 Patent is…
Gamevice v Nintendo – Let’s try this again, at the ITC
Certain Portable Gaming Console Systems with Attachable Handheld Controllers and Components Thereof International Trade Commission, Inv. No. 337-TA-1111 -and- Gamevice, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. et al CAND-3-18-cv-01942 Last year, we reported…
Epic Games Argues Teenaged Fortnite Hacker should Face Suit
On April 23, 2018, Epic Games, Inc. (“Epic”) filed a response to a Motion to Dismiss filed by Lauren Rogers, the mother of a teenaged Fortnite hacker (“C. R.”) facing a copyright…
WWE Star Randy Orton’s Tattoo Artist Sues WWE, Take Two, 2K over In-Game Tattoos
On April 17, 2018, Catherine Alexander, a tattoo artist from Illinois, sued Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., 2K Games, Inc., 2K Sports, Inc., World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (the “WWE”), Visual Concepts Entertainment, Yuke’s…
Patent Arcade is Hiring: Summer Intern 2018 – Calling all law students!
Summer Intern – Patent Arcade * Washington, DC Banner & Witcoff, a recognized leader in the practice of intellectual property law, is seeking a summer intern to work in its Washington, DC…
Infernal Technology and Terminal Reality sue Microsoft over Lighting and Shadowing Patents
On April 11, 2018, Infernal Technology, LLC and Terminal Reality, Inc. (“Infernal”) filed a complaint for patent infringement against Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”). The asserted patents, U.S. 6,362,822 and U.S. 7,061,488, relate to…
Microsoft, Ubisoft, Nintendo, EA, Harmonix, and Majesco win challenge of motion control patent
On April 9, 2018, the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of defendants Microsoft Corporation, Ubisoft, Inc., Nintendo of America, Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., and Majesco Entertainment in a…