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Updates on Valve’s Virtual Patent Jury Trial

Updates on Valve’s Virtual Patent Jury Trial Ironburg Inventions Ltd. v. Valve CorporationCase No. C17-1182United States District Court for the Western District of WashingtonDecided: July 19, 2021 On January 5, 2021, the…

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U.S. Patent No. 10,991,110: Methods and Systems to Modify a Two Dimensional Facial Image to Increase Dimensional Depth and Generate a Facial Image That Appears Three Dimensional

U.S. Patent No. 10,991,110: Methods and Systems to Modify a Two Dimensional Facial Image to Increase Dimensional Depth and Generate a Facial Image That Appears Three Dimensional Issued April 27, 2021 to…

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Comic Bookstore “Illustrates” Grievances in Third Amended Complaint

Comic Bookstore “Illustrates” Grievances in Third Amended Complaint Criss-A-Less, Inc. v. ASDN Houston, LLC The 151st District Court Cause No. 2021-11255 Filed: June 23, 2021 Criss-A-Less, Inc., operates the Third Planet Sci-Fi…

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Lawsuit Update: iLife Seeks Writ of Certiorari After Verdict Against Nintendo Tossed

Lawsuit Update: iLife Seeks Writ of Certiorari After Verdict Against Nintendo Tossed iLife Tech., Inc. v. Nintendo Am., Inc.Supreme Court of the United StatesCase No. 20-1760Filed: June 14, 2021 In August of…

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U.S. Patent No. 10,799,802: Game System

U.S. Patent No. 10,799,802: Game System Issued October 13, 2020 to Lego ASFiled: April 7, 2016 (Claiming priority to April 8, 2015) Overview: U.S. Patent No. 10,799,802 (the ‘802 patent) relates to…

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Epic Game’s Loot Llama Refused Trademark

Epic Game’s Loot Llama Refused Trademark In re Epic Games, Inc. Image of Mark in App. No. 88/233,723 On May 26, 2021, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) affirmed the refusal…

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U.S. Patent No. 11,017,635: System and Method for an Interactive Drinking Game

U.S. Patent No. 11,017,635: System and Method for an Interactive Drinking Game Issued May 25, 2021, to Patrick FurlongFiled: October 10, 2019 (claiming priority to October 11, 2018) Overview: U.S. Patent No.…

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Lawsuit Update: Jury Finds No Copyright Infringement of Wrestler’s Poster in Black Ops 4 Poster

Lawsuit Update: Jury Finds No Copyright Infringement of Wrestler’s Poster in Black Ops 4 Poster Huffman v. Activision Publ’g, Inc.2:19-cv-00050Filed February 12, 2019 Professional wrestler Booker T. Huffman (“Huffman”), who wrestles as…

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U.S. Patent No. 10,953,312: Virtual game console using multiple NFC devices simultaneously

U.S. Patent No. 10,953,312: Virtual game console using multiple NFC devices simultaneously Issued March 23, 2021, to Blok Party Inc.Filed/Priority to July 2, 2020 Overview: U.S. Patent No. 10,953,312 (the ‘312 patent)…

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Music Publishers Sue Roblox for Copyright Infringement Seeking No Less than $200 Million

Music Publishers Sue Roblox for Copyright Infringement Seeking No Less than $200 Million ABKCO Music Inc. v. Roblox Corp.Case No. 2:21-cv-04705United States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaFiled: June 9,…

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U.S. Patent No. 10,987,574: Head mounted display

U.S. Patent No. 10,987,574: Head mounted display  Issued April 27, 2021, to Sony Interactive Ent. Inc.Filed: January 7, 2020 (claiming priority to June 9, 2013) Overview: U.S. Patent No. 10,987,574 (the ‘574…

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U.S. Patent No. 6,139,433: Video game system and method with enhanced three-dimensional character and background control due to environmental conditions

U.S. Patent No. 6,139,433: Video game system and method with enhanced three-dimensional character and background control due to environmental conditions Issued October 31, 2000, to Nintendo Co. Ltd. Filed: June 6, 2005…

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Jury Awards GREE $92 Million in Damages for Supercell’s Patent Infringement

Jury Awards GREE $92 Million in Damages for Supercell’s Patent Infringement GREE, Inc. v. Supercell OyCase No. 2:19-cv-00200United States District Court for the Eastern District of TexasDecided May 7, 2021 In yet…

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U.S. Patent No. 10,987,579: 2.5D Graphics Rendering System

U.S. Patent No. 10,987,579 Graphics Rendering System Issued April 27, 2021, to Electronic Arts Inc.Filed/Priority to March 28, 2018 Overview: U.S. Patent No. 10,987,579 (the ‘579 patent) relates to a graphics rendering…

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Nintendo ROM Distributor Owes Over $2 Million After Summary Judgement

Nintendo ROM Distributor Owes Over $2 Million After Summary Judgement Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Matthew Storman United States District Court for the Central District of California Case No. CV 19-7818 Filed:…

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U.S. Patent No. 10,965,964: System and methods for integrated multistreaming of media with graphical overlays

U.S. Patent No. 10,965,964: System and methods for integrated multistreaming of media with graphical overlays Issued March 3, 2021, to Logitech Europe SA Filed/Priority to February 20, 2018 Overview: U.S. Patent No.…

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Updates on Epic Games’ Antitrust Battle: Stayed in Australia, Date for Google, and an Uncertain Verdict Awaits

Updates on Epic Games’ Antitrust Battle: Stayed in Australia, Date for Google, and an Uncertain Verdict Awaits Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc.Filed August 13, 2020United States District Court for the Northern…

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U.S. Patent No. 10,449,440: Interactive voice-controlled companion application for a video game

U.S. Patent No. 10,449,440: Interactive voice-controlled companion application for a video game Issued October 22, 2019 to Electronic Arts Inc. Priority Date: June 30, 2017 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,449,440 (the ’440…

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