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U.S. Patent No. 10,650,563: Tongue position tracking for facial animation
U.S. Patent No. 10,650,563: Tongue position tracking for facial animation Issued May 12, 2020, to Binary VR, Inc. (assigned to Epic Games, Inc.) Filed/Priority to July 26, 2018 So many jokes…. so…
U.S. Patent No. 9,744,461: System and method for object weakpoint generation
U.S. Patent No. 9,744,461: System and method for object weakpoint generation Issued August 29, 2017, to Epic Games, Inc. Filed: June 15, 2016 (claiming priority to June 3, 2014) Ever wonder where…
Epic v. Apple: Changes in the Apple App Store to Come
Epic v. Apple: Changes in the Apple App Store to Come Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc. Decided September 10, 2021 United States District Court for the Northern District of California Case…
Epic Game’s Loot Llama Refused Trademark
Epic Game’s Loot Llama Refused Trademark In re Epic Games, Inc. Image of Mark in App. No. 88/233,723 On May 26, 2021, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) affirmed the refusal…
Updates on Epic Games’ Antitrust Battle: Stayed in Australia, Date for Google, and an Uncertain Verdict Awaits
Updates on Epic Games’ Antitrust Battle: Stayed in Australia, Date for Google, and an Uncertain Verdict Awaits Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc.Filed August 13, 2020United States District Court for the Northern…
Epic Sues Game Tester Over Trade Secret Breach
Epic Sues Game Tester Over Trade Secret Breach Epic Games, Inc. v. Ronald Sykes United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Western Division Case No.: 5:19-cv-0476 Filed: October…
Update – PUBG withdraws lawsuit against Epic
PUBG Corp., the Korean Subsidiary of Bluehole Studios (the developer of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds), has dropped its lawsuit against Fortnite developer Epic Games Inc. PUBG had filed a copyright infringement claim against Epic…
Epic Games Argues Teenaged Fortnite Hacker should Face Suit
On April 23, 2018, Epic Games, Inc. (“Epic”) filed a response to a Motion to Dismiss filed by Lauren Rogers, the mother of a teenaged Fortnite hacker (“C. R.”) facing a copyright…
Epic Sues Yet Another Fortnite Cheat Distributor
On Mar. 9, 2018, Epic Games, Inc. (“Epic”) sued Joseph Sperry (a/k/a “Spoezy”), yet another alleged distributor of cheats for the popular online game Fortnite. Similar to previous cases (discussed here, here, here,…
Epic sues (another) alleged Fortnite Hacker
On January 8, 2018, Epic Games, Inc. (“Epic”) continued its legal crusade against alleged Fortnite hackers by suing Yash Gosai, a resident of Auckland, New Zealand, for copyright infringement, breach of contract,…
Epic Games files a Fourth Suit against Alleged Fortnite Hackers
October 27, 2017, Epic Games, Inc. (“Epic”) sued three foreign individuals–James Mendes, Konstantin Vladimirovich Rak, and Oleksey Olekseevich Stegailo–for copyright infringement, trademark infringement, false designation of origin, breach of contract, and, under…
Epic sues alleged Fortnite hackers Brandon Broom and Charles Vraspir
On October 11, Epic Games, Inc. and Epic Games International (“Epic”) sued individuals Brandon Broom and Charles Vraspir in two separate suits (5:17-CV-0511 and 5:17-CV-0512) for copyright infringement, circumvention of the Digital…