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some plastic bongos

Looking Back at the DK Bongos Design Patent

Remember the plastic bongos that plugged into the GameCube to play those Donkey Kong-themed rhythm games? Well, have we got the patent for you...

Bandai Namco Bongos Design design patent
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arcade cabinet

Bandai Namco’s Strange Photography Arcade Cabinet Patent

Back in 2001, the U.S. Patent Office issued Bandai Namco a patent for a camera-controlled arcade game, complete with a massive cabinet styled after a camera.

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Lawsuits

Pac-Man Owners Caught in Retro Game IP Maze

Pac-Man Owners Caught in Retro Game IP Maze Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. v. AtGames Holdings Ltd. et. al. United States District Court for the Northern District of California Case No. 5:19-cv-05898…

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Lawsuits

McRo v. Namco Bandai Round 2

McRo Inc. v. Namco Bandai et al. United States District Court for the Central District of California Issued November 13, 2018, Case No: CV 12-10322-GW(FFMx) On November 13, 2018, the Central District…

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Patent Analysis

U.S. Patent No. 8,764,563: Video Game superimposing virtual characters on user supplied photo used as game screen background

U.S. Patent No. 8,764,563: Video Game superimposing virtual characters on user supplied photo used as game screen background Issued July 1, 2014, to Bandai Namco Entertainment, Inc. Priority Date: March 24, 2009…

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