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EA Sports College Football is Coming Back
EA Sports College Football is Coming Back On February 2nd, Electronic Arts (“EA”) announced that it is bringing back its EA Sports College Football video game in partnership with the Collegiate Licensing…
U.S. Patent No: 10,500,500: Massively single-playing online game
U.S. Patent No: 10,500,500: Massively single-playing online game Issued December 10, 2019 to Nintendo Co. Ltd Priority Date: February 2, 2010 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,500,500 (the ’500 Patent) relates to players…
U.S. Patent No. 10,532,284: Camera based safety mechanisms for users of head mounted displays
U.S. Patent No. 10,532,284: Camera based safety mechanisms for users of head mounted displays Issued January 14, 2020 to Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Priority Date: September 30, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No.…
Jury to Decide if Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Image Infringes Wrestler’s Poster
Jury to Decide if Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Image Infringes Wrestler’s Poster Huffman v. Activision Publishing, Inc. Case No. 2:19-cv-00050 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas…
Court Sends Jurors Steam Controllers in First Zoom Patent Jury Trial
Court Sends Jurors Steam Controllers in First Zoom Patent Jury Trial Ironburg Inventions Ltd. v. Valve Corporation Case No. 2:17-cv-01182 United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Filed December…
Join us in raising money for the Extra Life charity!
Our thanks to Andreas Lober and the team over at Beiten Burkhardt for continuing to host regular virtual games law meetups! Yesterday was a great event, sharing good vibes all around. Of…
U.S. Patent No. 10,532,283: Virtual playbook with user controls
U.S. Patent No. 10,532,283: Virtual playbook with user controls Issued January 14, 2020 to Electronic Arts Inc. Priority Date: December 3, 2008 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,532,283 (the ’283 Patent) relates to…
U.S. Patent No. 10,569,178: Automatic movement of player character in network game
U.S. Patent No. 10,569,178: Automatic movement of player character in network game Issued February 25, 2020 to Square Enix Co Ltd Priority Date: January 12, 2011 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,569,178 (the…
U.S. Patent No. 10,610,779: Methods and systems for scheduling game play of a video game
U.S. Patent No. 10,610,779: Methods and systems for scheduling game play of a video game Issued April 7, 2020 to Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Priority Date: June 19, 2017 Summary: U.S. Patent…
U.S. Patent No. 10,463,962: Spectator view perspectives in VR environments
U.S. Patent No. 10,463,962: Spectator view perspectives in VR environments Issued November 5, 2019 to Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Priority Date: March 18, 2016 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,463,962 (the ’962…
U.S. Patent No. 10,387,973: Trending stories in game activity feeds
U.S. Patent No. 10,387,973: Trending stories in game activity feeds Issued August 20, 2019 to Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Priority Date: February 28, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,387,973 (the ’973 Patent)…
Wargaming Awarded Attorney’s Fees for Game and Technology Co. Ltd’s Improper and Unreasonable Litigation Tactics
Wargaming Awarded Attorney’s Fees for Game and Technology Co. Ltd’s Improper and Unreasonable Litigation Tactics Game and Technology Co. Ltd v. Wargaming Group, Ltd Case No. 2:16-cv-06554 United States District Court for…
U.S. Patent No. 10,668,381: System and method for transparently styling non-player characters in a multiplayer video game
U.S. Patent No. 10,668,381: System and method for transparently styling non-player characters in a multiplayer video game Issued June 2, 2020 to Activision Publishing Inc. Priority Date: December 15, 2014 Summary: U.S.…
Microsoft in Legal Battle with Worlds Inc. Over Alleged Patent Infringement in Minecraft
Microsoft in Legal Battle with Worlds Inc. Over Alleged Patent Infringement in Minecraft Worlds Inc. v. Microsoft Corp. Case No. 6:20-cv-00872 United States District Court for the Western District of Texas Filed…
U.S. Patent No. 10,369,465: System and method for streaming game video
U.S. Patent No. 10,369,465: System and method for streaming game video Issued August 6, 2019 to Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Priority Date: December 10, 2002 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,369,465 (the ’465…
U.S. Patent No. 10,569,171: TV-to-game sync
U.S. Patent No. 10,569,171: TV-to-game sync Issued February 25, 2020, to Disney Enterprises Inc. Priority Date: July 2, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,569,171 (the ’171 Patent) relates to unlocking premium in-game…
U.S. Patent No. 10,456,680: Determining play of the game based on gameplay events
U.S. Patent No. 10,456,680: Determining play of the game based on gameplay events Issued: October 29, 2019, to Blizzard Entertainment Inc. Priority Date: December 9, 2016 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,456,680 (the…
Skateboard Graphic Artist Sues Jack Black, Tony Hawk, and The Berrics for Copyright Infringement of Skateboard Graphic Design
Skateboard Graphic Artist Sues Jack Black, Tony Hawk, and The Berrics for Copyright Infringement of Skateboard Graphic Design Humpston v. Black et al Case No. 2:20-cv-10018 United States District Court for the…
U.S. Patent No. 10,532,290: Sharing recorded gameplay to a social graph
U.S. Patent No. 10,532,290: Sharing recorded gameplay to a social graph Issued: January 14, 2020, to Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Priority Date: March 13, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,532,290 (the ’290…
U.S. Patent No. 10,471,357: Systems and methods for simulating a particular user in an interactive computer system
U.S. Patent No. 10,471,357: Systems and methods for simulating a particular user in an interactive computer system Issued: November 12, 2019, to Take Two Interactive Software Inc. Priority Date: April 13, 2005…