Electronic Arts

Patent Analysis

U.S. Patent No. 10,726,611: Dynamic texture mapping using megatextures

U.S. Patent No. 10,726,611: Dynamic texture mapping using megatextures Issued July 28, 2020, to Electronic Arts Inc.Filed/Priority to August 24, 2016 Overview: U.S. Patent No. 10,726,611 (the ‘611 patent) concerns the use…

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Patent Analysis

U.S. Patent No. 10,891,125: Videogame patch data compilation system

U.S. Patent No. 10,891,125: Videogame patch data compilation system Issued January 12, 2021, to Electronic Arts Inc.Filing/Priority to March 28, 2019 Overview: U.S. Patent No. 10,891,125 (the ‘125 patent) relates to a…

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Patent Analysis

U.S. Patent No. 10,839,215: Artificial intelligence for emulating human playstyles

U.S. Patent No. 10,839,215: Artificial intelligence for emulating human playstyles Issued November 17, 2020, to Electronic Arts Inc.Filed/Priority to May 21, 2018 Overview: U.S. Patent No. 10,839,215 (the ‘215 patent) relates to…

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U.S. Patent No. 11,007,439: Respawn systems and methods in video games

U.S. Patent No. 11,007,439: Respawn systems and methods in video games Issued May 18, 2021, to Electronic Arts Inc.Filed/Priority to July 31, 2019 This Electronic Arts patent appears to relate to the…

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Patent Analysis

U.S. Patent No. 10,765,944: Machine learning models for implementing animation actions

U.S. Patent No. 10,765,944: Machine learning models for implementing animation actions Issued September 8, 2020, to Electronic Arts Inc.Filed/Priority to September 7, 2018 If only the in-game bot was smarter… uh, oh……

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News

Electronic Arts Pledges to Share Innovative Technologies Which Help Disabled Gamers

Electronic Arts Pledges to Share Innovative Technologies Which Help Disabled Gamers Electronic Arts (“EA”) has pledged to help breakdown barriers for players with disabilities or medical issues through sharing technologies which help…

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News

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…

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Patent Analysis

U.S. Patent No. 9,616,329: Adaptive learning system for video game enhancement

U.S. Patent No. 9,616,329: Adaptive learning system for video game enhancement Issued April 11, 2017, to Electronic Arts, Inc. Priority Date June 28, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,616,329 (the ‘329 Patent)…

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Patent Analysis

U.S. Patent No. 9,259,652: Time-shifted multiplayer game

U.S. Patent No. 9,259,652:Time-shifted multiplayer game Issued February 16, 2016, to Electronic Arts Inc. Priority Date March 6, 2013   Summary: In games, such as racing games, a player competes against other…

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Lawsuits

Antonick v. Electronic Arts, Inc.

Antonick v. Electronic Arts, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Case No. 14-15298 Decided: November 22, 2016 Robin Antonick sued Electronic Arts over unpaid royalties stemming from his…

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Patent Analysis

U.S. Patent No. 9,616,345: Systems and methods for crowd-sourced game strategy

U.S. Patent No. 9,616,345: Systems and methods for crowd-sourced game strategy Issued April 11, 2017, to Electronic Arts Inc. Priority Date July 1, 2014 Summary: Playing EA’s Madden can be daunting because…

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Lawsuits

Striking from the Shadows

Infernal Technology, LLC et al v. Crytek GmbH United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Docket No. 2-18-cv-00284, filed July 10, 2018 On July 10, 2018, Infernal Technology and Terminal Reality…

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Lawsuits

Infernal Technology and Terminal Reality sue Microsoft over Lighting and Shadowing Patents

On April 11, 2018, Infernal Technology, LLC and Terminal Reality, Inc. (“Infernal”) filed a complaint for patent infringement against Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”).  The asserted patents, U.S. 6,362,822 and U.S. 7,061,488, relate to…

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Lawsuits

Microsoft, Ubisoft, Nintendo, EA, Harmonix, and Majesco win challenge of motion control patent

On April 9, 2018, the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of defendants Microsoft Corporation, Ubisoft, Inc., Nintendo of America, Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., and Majesco Entertainment in a…

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Lawsuits

Electronic Arts and Ubisoft Sued for Infringement of Database Differences Patent

On Feb. 8, 2018, Pure Data Systems, LLC (“Pure”) sued Electronic Arts, Inc. (“EA”) and Ubisoft, Inc. (“Ubisoft”) for alleged infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,999,947 to Zollinger et al. and 6,321,236…

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