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Epic sues (another) alleged Fortnite Hacker
On January 8, 2018, Epic Games, Inc. (“Epic”) continued its legal crusade against alleged Fortnite hackers by suing Yash Gosai, a resident of Auckland, New Zealand, for copyright infringement, breach of contract,…
AM General Sues Activision over Humvees in Call of Duty
AM General LLC v Activision Blizzard Inc et al, FIled November 7, 2017, SDNY, No. 17-08644. AM General—the maker of HUMVEE vehicles—has sued Activision over Call of Duty’s inclusion of HUMVEE vehicles…
Blizzard files Inter Partes Review re: World of Warcraft Mounts, Citing Dungeons and Dragons
On November 6, 2017, Activision Blizzard, Inc. (“Blizzard”) filed a petition for inter partes review (“IPR”) against Game and Technology Co. Ltd. (“GAT”). Blizzard is challenging claims 1-7 of U.S. Patent No.…
Epic Games files a Fourth Suit against Alleged Fortnite Hackers
October 27, 2017, Epic Games, Inc. (“Epic”) sued three foreign individuals–James Mendes, Konstantin Vladimirovich Rak, and Oleksey Olekseevich Stegailo–for copyright infringement, trademark infringement, false designation of origin, breach of contract, and, under…
Epic Games sues two more alleged Fortnite hackers
On October 17, 2017, Epic Games sued Philip Josefsson and Artem Yakovenko for copyright infringement, trademark infringement, false designation of origin, breach of contract, and, under California law, unfair competition. The allegations…
Epic sues alleged Fortnite hackers Brandon Broom and Charles Vraspir
On October 11, Epic Games, Inc. and Epic Games International (“Epic”) sued individuals Brandon Broom and Charles Vraspir in two separate suits (5:17-CV-0511 and 5:17-CV-0512) for copyright infringement, circumvention of the Digital…
Landmark Networks sues Nintendo over eShop
On October 4, 2017, Landmark Networks, LLC (“Landmark”) sued Nintendo Co. and Nintendo of America (“Nintendo”) for alleged infringement of two networking patents: U.S. 6,856,966 and U.S. 6,018,720. Landmark asserts that certain…
iLife wins $10.1 M from Nintendo
On August 31, 2017, a Northern District of Texas jury awarded plaintiff iLife Technologies, Inc. (“iLife”) $10.1 million from Nintendo of America, Inc. (“Nintendo”) for patent infringement. The accused products included Wii…
U.S. Patent No. 8,000,581: Advertisement scheme for use with interactive content
U.S. Patent No. 8,000,581: Advertisement scheme for use with interactive content Issued August 16, 2011, to Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC Summary: For anyone who’s ever been interrupted from playing…
Game Companies Using Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs) As Part of Litigation Strategy
We’ve previously written with updates about inter partes reviews (“IPRs”), where an accused infringer files a petition with the US Patent and Trademark Office arguing that the asserted patent should’ve never been…
Atari sues Nestle over Breakout Advertisement
Atari Interactive, Inc. v. Nestlé, SA No. 3:17-CV-04803-SK (N.D. Cal. Aug. 17, 2017) On August 17, 2017, Atari Interactive sued Nestlé, alleging that a Nestlé KIT KAT® advertisement titled “Kit Kat:…
Another Nintendo Switch Lawsuit, this time against GameStop
Wireless Accessory Retaining, LLC v. GameStop Corp. No. 2:17-CV-167-RWS (N.D. Ga. Aug. 9, 2017) Fresh on the heels of Gamevice’s lawsuit against Nintendo, which we discussed in a previous post, Wireless Accessory…
Wikipad Creator GameVice sues Nintendo over the Nintendo Switch
Gamevice, Inc. v. Nintendo Co. No. 2:17-CV-05923 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 9, 2017) On August 9, 2017, Gamevice – perhaps best known for the Wikipad and slide- and snap-on cell phone controllers for…
Supreme Court Not A Fan Of Trademark Ban – A Reasoned Analysis of Matal v. Tam
SUPREME COURT NOT A FAN OF TRADEMARK BAN By R. Gregory Israelsen On Monday, June 19, 2017, the Supreme Court held in Matal v. Tam[i] that the disparagement clause of the Lanham Act violates the…
Babbling Prodigiously and Incoherently – Lanham Act Disparagement Clause Ruled Unconsitutional
BREAKING NEWS: Lanham Act Held Partially Unconstitutional Today the United States Supreme Court held that the disparagement clause of the U.S. Trademark Act (also known as the Lanham Act) is unconstitutional. In…
Digital Reg of Texas, LLC v. Adobe
Digital Reg of Texas, LLC v. Adobe Systems Incorporated et al. U.S. District Court, Northern District of California Case No. 3:12-cv-01971-NC, Filed April 20, 2012 As reported previously, Digital…
BOOM! Did you feel it? E.D. Texas will no longer be the patent lawsuit capital of the US
From Law360: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday put tighter restrictions on where patent owners can file infringement lawsuits, a decision that upends nearly 30 years of established practice and will likely…
Affirmed – White Knuckle Gaming v Electronic Arts
We previously reported on White Kunckle’s assertion of U.S. Pat. No. 8,540,575 against EA. Last year, EA secured a win against the patent under 35 USC 101 when the District of Utah…
Google Sues Uber (THIS COULD BE BIG) – The More You Know…
Wow. You’ve likely read the news today about Google suing Uber. No? Here’s a good summary at The Verge. Here’s the post on Medium. From the post on Medium: We found that…
Patent Arcade is Hiring! Research Intern Wanted.
It’s that time of year again. PatentArcade.com (as part of Banner & Witcoff) is looking for a summer Research Intern. Full or part-time. Hiring criteria are simple. Qualified candidates: Must be enrolled…