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U.S. Patent No. 10,974,150: Methods and systems for improved content customization in multiplayer gaming environments

U.S. Patent No. 10,974,150: Methods and systems for improved content customization in multiplayer gaming environments Issued April 13, 2021 to Activision Publishing Inc.Filed/Priority to September 27, 2017 Overview: U.S. Patent No. 10,974,150…

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U.S. Patent No. 10,376,793: Videogame system and method that enables characters to earn virtual fans by completing secondary objectives

U.S. Patent No. 10,376,793: Videogame system and method that enables characters to earn virtual fans by completing secondary objectives Issued August 13, 2019, to Activision Publishing Inc. Filed: August 22, 2017 (claiming…

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U.S. Patent No. 10,546,406: User Generated Character Animation

U.S. Patent No. 10,546,406: User Generated Character Animation Issued January 28, 2020, to Activision Publishing Inc.Filed/Priority to May 9, 2016 Overview: U.S. Patent No. 10,546,406 (the ‘406 patent) relates to using player-made…

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U.S. Patent No. 10,765,955: Video game notifications for streaming games

U.S. Patent No. 10,765,955: Video game notifications for streaming games Issued September 8, 2020, to Activision Publishing Inc.Filed: April 23, 2018 (claiming priority to December 27, 2017) Overview: U.S. Patent No. 10,765,955…

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U.S. Patent No. 10,709,981: Systems and methods for the real-time generation of in-game, locally accessible barrier-aware heatmaps

U.S. Patent No. 10,709,981: Systems and methods for the real-time generation of in-game, locally accessible barrier-aware heatmaps Issued July 14, 2020 to Activision Publishing Inc.Filed: December 5, 2018 (claiming priority to November…

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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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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. 10,493,363: 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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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U.S. Patent No. 10,441,876: Video game integrating recorded video

U.S. Patent No. 10,441,876: Video game integrating recorded video Issued: October 15, 2019, to Activision Publishing Inc. Priority Date December 20, 2013   Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,441,876 (the ‘876 Patent) relates…

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U.S. Patent no. 9,492,740: Remote and/or distributed equipping of video game characters

U.S. Patent no. 9,492,740: Remote and/or distributed equipping of video game characters Issued November 15, 2016 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date June 7, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,492,740 (the ‘740…

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U.S. Patent no. 10,029,177: System and method for a videogame with a secondary metagame

U.S. Patent no. 10,029,177: System and method for a videogame with a secondary metagame Issued July 24, 2018 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date November 5, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,029,177…

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U.S. Patent no. 10,322,351: Matchmaking system and method for multiplayer video games

U.S. Patent no. 10,322,351: Matchmaking system and method for multiplayer video games Issued June 18, 2019 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date July 3, 2014 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,322,351 (the ‘351…

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U.S. Patent no. 10,315,119: Video game with concurrent processing of game-related physical objects

U.S. Patent no. 10,315,119: Video game with concurrent processing of game-related physical objects Issued June 11, 2019, to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date May 17, 2011 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,315,119 (the…

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U.S. Patent no. 10,315,113: System and method for simulating gameplay of nonplayer characters distributed across networked end user devices

U.S. Patent no. 10,315,113: System and method for simulating gameplay of nonplayer characters distributed across networked end user devices Issued June 11, 2019 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date May 14, 2015…

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U.S. Patent no. 10,286,326: Soft reservation system and method for multiplayer video games

U.S. Patent no. 10,286,326: Soft reservation system and method for multiplayer video games Issued May 14, 2019, to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date July 3, 2014 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,286,326 (the…

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U.S. Patent no. 10,286,314: System and method for providing continuous gameplay in a multiplayer video game through an unbounded gameplay session

U.S. Patent no. 10,286,314: System and method for providing continuous gameplay in a multiplayer video game through an unbounded gameplay session Issued May 14, 2019 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date May…

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