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Antonick v. Electronic Arts
Antonick v. Electronic Arts, Inc. United States District Court for the District of Northern California Case No: 3:11-cv-01543 On Friday, June 21, 2013, a one-week trial culminated in a jury finding that…
Case Update: Electronic Arts, Inc. v. Zynga, Inc.
Case Update: Electronic Arts, Inc. v. Zynga, Inc. U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Case No.3:2012cv04099. Filed On August 3, 2012 The suit filed last year by EA for…
U.S. Patent No. RE39,830: Method for apparatus for recording and playback of multidimensional walkthrough narratives
U.S. Patent No. RE39,830: Method for apparatus for recording and playback of multidimensional walkthrough narratives Issued September 11, 2007, to Ricoh Co., Ltd. Summary: The ‘830 patent describes a method…
U.S. Patent No. RE41,331: Playing an interactive real-time card selection game over a network
U.S. Patent No. RE41,331: Playing an interactive real-time card selection game over a network Issued May 11, 2010, to Thwartpoker, Inc. Summary: The RE41,331 patent describes a method for playing interactive,…
California Judge Increases Settlement Amounts Available to Class Members in EA Football Game Class Action Suit
An order was issued by a district court judge in the Northern District of California on May 30, 2013, dismissing the case with prejudice after the parties came to an outside settlement.…
U.S. Patent No. 7,086,946: Game method using network, server executing the game method, and storage medium storing program executing the game method
U.S. Patent No. 7,086,946: Game method using network, server executing the game method, and storage medium storing program executing the game method Issued Aug. 8, 2006, to Aruze Co., Ltd. Summary:…
Hart v. Electronic Arts, Inc. U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey Case No: 3-09-cv-05990 This case was recently remanded to the United States District Court for the District of New…
Case Update: Home Gambling Network, Inc. v. Piche, et. al.
Home Gambling Network, Inc. v. Piche, et. al. United States District Court for the District of Nevada Case No. 2:05-CV-0610-DAE-VCF, Filed May 16, 2005 This 2005 case is still pending in the…
Digital Reg of Texas, LLC v. Adobe Systems Incorporated et al.
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 This case is still ongoing and has…
Chief Judge Rader Pens Op-Ed in New York Times
Yesterday there was an Op-Ed in the New York Times presenting the opinion that District Court Judges should use already existing portions of the law more often to shift fees in patent…
U.S. Patent No. 6,733,383: Systems and Methods for Simulating Game State Changes Responsive to an Interrupt Condition
U.S. Patent No. 6,733,383: Systems and methods for simulating game state changes responsive to an interrupt condition Issued May 11, 2004, to EA Summary: The ‘383 patent provides a system…
Lawsuit: Perrine v. Sega of America, Inc.
Damion Perrine v. Sega of America, Inc., et. al. U.S. District Court, Northern District of California Case No. C: 13-1962 MEJ, Filed April 29, 2013 This is a recently filed case in…
U.S. Patent No. 7,090,577: Race game system and method of entry
U.S. Patent No. 7,090,577: Race game system and method of entry Issued Aug. 15, 2006, to Sega Summary: The ‘577 patent describes a racing game which allows players to join…
CLS Bank v. Alice Corp.: How will it affect video game patents?
CLS Bank v. Alice Corp. was a deeply fractured en banc decision of the Federal Circuit, in which they couldn’t agree on anything. Seriously. The per curiam decision of the court was…
U.S. Patent No. 7,090,582: Use of multiple player real-time voice communications on a gaming device
U.S. Patent No. 7,090,582: Use of multiple player real-time voice communications on a gaming device Issued Aug. 15, 2006, to Microsoft Summary: The ‘582 patent provides a way for players, during…
Copyright Reform: And so it begins…
It will be interesting to watch as Congress begins to hold hearings to reform copyright law. The Verge recently posted a couple informative articles on the topic. There will likely be much…
U.S. Patent No. 7,094,153: Virtual space control method
U.S. Patent No. 7,094,153: Virtual space control method Issued Aug. 22, 2006, to Sony Summary: The ‘153 patent describes a video game system where the camera viewpoint is changed depending…
U.S. Patent No. 7,097,559: Game system and method for assigning titles to players based on history of playing characteristics
U.S. Patent No. 7,097,559: Game system and method for assigning titles to players based on history of playing characteristics Issued Aug. 29, 2006, to Konami Summary: The ‘559 patent comprises…
Job Opening: Patent Arcade Research Intern
Well folks, its almost that time of year again. Summer. And we need a Research Intern. If there are any 1L’s or 2L’s (or recent law school grads) looking for something to…
U.S. Patent No. 7,115,035: Method for controlling display of messages transmitted/received in network game
U.S. Patent No. 7,115,035: Method for controlling display of messages transmitted/received in network game Issued Oct. 3, 2006, to Square Enix Summary: The ’035 patent should appeal to anyone who enjoys…