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U.S. Patent No. 10,632,385: Systems and methods for capturing participant likeness for a video game character
U.S. Patent No. 10,632,385: Systems and methods for capturing participant likeness for a video game character Issued April 28, 2020 to Electronic Arts Inc. Priority Date: January 27, 2016 Summary: U.S. Patent…
U.S. Patent No. 10,395,428: HMD transitions for focusing on specific content in virtual-reality environments
U.S. Patent No. 10,395,428: HMD transitions for focusing on specific content in virtual-reality environments Issued August 27, 2019 to Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Priority Date: June 13, 2016 Summary: U.S. Patent No.…
U.S. Patent No. 10,688,390: Crowd-sourced cloud gaming using peer-to-peer streaming
U.S. Patent No. 10,688,390: Crowd-sourced cloud gaming using peer-to-peer streaming Issued June 23, 2020 to Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Priority Date: November 5, 2018 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,688,390 (the ’390 Patent)…
U.S. Patent No. 10,493,363: Reality-based video game elements
U.S. Patent No. 10,493,363: Reality-based video game elements Issued December 3, 2019 to Activision Publishing Inc. Priority Date: November 9, 2016 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,493,363 (the ’363 Patent) relates to using…
U.S. Patent No. 10,665,265: Event reel generator for video content
U.S. Patent No. 10,665,265: Event reel generator for video content Issued May 26, 2020 to Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC Priority Date: February 2, 2018 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,665,265 (the ’265…
U.S. Patent No. 10,636,217: Integration of tracked facial features for VR users in virtual reality environments
U.S. Patent No. 10,636,217: Integration of tracked facial features for VR users in virtual reality environments Issued April 28, 2020 to Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Priority Date: September 30, 2016 Summary: U.S.…
Updates on Epic Games’ Antitrust Battle: Fight Over Witnesses and UK Expansion
Updates on Epic Games’ Antitrust Battle: Fight Over Witnesses and UK Expansion Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc. Filed August 13, 2020 United States District Court for the Northern District of California…
Supreme Court Rules Google’s Copying of Oracle’s Java SE API is Fair Use
Supreme Court Rules Google’s Copying of Oracle’s Java SE API is Fair Use Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. Case No. 18-956 United States Supreme Court Decided April 5, 2021 On…
U.S. Patent No. 10,512,846: Emulating player behavior after player departure
U.S. Patent No. 10,512,846: Emulating player behavior after player departure Issued December 24, 2019 to Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Priority Date: March 7, 2017 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,512,846 (the ’846 Patent) relates…
U.S. Patent No. 10,471,348: System and method for creating and sharing customized video game weapon configurations in multiplayer video games via one or more social networks
U.S. Patent No. 10,471,348: System and method for creating and sharing customized video game weapon configurations in multiplayer video games via one or more social networks Issued November 12, 2019 to Activision…
U.S. Patent No. 10,668,382: Augmenting virtual reality video games with friend avatars
U.S. Patent No. 10,668,382: Augmenting virtual reality video games with friend avatars Issued June 2, 2020 to Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC Priority Date: September 29, 2017 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,668,382…
U.S. Patent No. 10,427,047: Identifying player engagement to generate contextual game play assistance
U.S. Patent No. 10,427,047: Identifying player engagement to generate contextual game play assistance Issued October 1, 2019 to Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Priority Date: January 8, 2018 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,427,047…
Lawsuit Against Google for Alleged Illegal Gambling Through Loot Boxes Dismissed with Leave to Amend
Lawsuit Against Google for Alleged Illegal Gambling Through Loot Boxes Dismissed with Leave to Amend Coffee, et al. v. Google, LLC Case No. 20-cv-03901 United States District Court for the Northern District…
U.S. Patent No. 10,569,164: Augmented reality (AR) system for providing AR in video games
U.S. Patent No. 10,569,164: Augmented reality (AR) system for providing AR in video games Issued February 25, 2020 to Valve Corp. Priority Date: September 26, 2018 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,569,164 (the…
U.S. Patent No. 10,561,953: Interactive video game system comprising toys with rewritable memories
U.S. Patent No. 10,561,953: Interactive video game system comprising toys with rewritable memories Issued February 18, 2020 to Activision Publishing Inc. Priority Date: December 20, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,561,953 (the…
Default Judgment Entered Against Seller of Nintendo Switch Jailbreak
Default Judgment Entered Against Seller of Nintendo Switch Jailbreak Nintendo of America Inc. v. Minh Case No. 2:20-cv-01707 United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Filed November 18, 2020…
U.S. Patent No. 10,482,486: Detached economy in online game
U.S. Patent No. 10,482,486: Detached economy in online game Issued November 19, 2019 to Zynga Inc. Priority Date: August 2, 2011 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,482,486 (the ’486 Patent) relates to games…
U.S. Patent No. 10,610,786: Multiplayer video game matchmaking optimization
U.S. Patent No. 10,610,786: Multiplayer video game matchmaking optimization Issued April 7, 2020 to Electronic Arts Inc. Priority Date: March 8, 2016 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,610,786 (the ’786 Patent) relates to…
Warner Brothers Granted Patent for Nemesis System from Middle Earth Video Games
Warner Brothers Granted Patent for Nemesis System from Middle Earth Video Games The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) today (February 23, 2021) granted Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment’s (“WB”) patent on…
U.S. Patent No. 10,639,553: Systems and methods for crowd-sourced game strategy
U.S. Patent No. 10,639,553: Systems and methods for crowd-sourced game strategy Issued May 5, 2020 to Electronic Arts Inc. Priority Date: July 1, 2014 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,639,553 (the ’553 Patent)…