Lawsuits
Case: Alpex v. Nintendo (Fed. Cir. 1996) [P]
Alpex Computer Corp. v. Nintendo Co. 102 F.3d 1214 (Fed. Cir. 1996) I. Background In the mid-1970’s, Alpex Computer Corporation developed and patented a new home video game system technology using removable,…
Case: Midway v. Dirkschneider (D.Neb. 1983) [C] – Dirkschneider II
Midway Mfg. Co. v. Dirkschneider et al. 571 F.Supp 282 (D.Neb. 1983) (“Dirkschneider II”) In this follow up to Dirkschneider I, the court grants summary judgment to Midway with respect to Midway’s…
Case: Midway v. Dirkschneider (D.Neb. 1981) [C] – Dirkschneider I
Midway Mfg. Co., v. Dirkschneider et al. 543 F. Supp 466 (D. Neb. 1981) In one of the earliest decisions in a video game infringement case, the court issues a preliminary injunction…
Update: Home Gambling Network v. Piche et al. (P) [D.Nev.] NEW CASE
Home Gambling Network et al. v. Piche et al., CV-S-05-0610-KJD-LRL (D.Nev, filed May 16, 2005) On May 14, 2012, A federal judge in Nevada on May 14 reversed a magistrate judge’s recommendation…
Update: Konami v. Roxor Games (P) [E.D.Tex]
Konami Corporation v. Roxor Games Inc., 2-05CV-173 (E.D.Tex), filed May 9, 2005. Konami Corporation has filed a lawsuit against Roxor Games, Inc., in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of…
Case: Midway v. Artic Int’l (C) [7th Cir.] 1983
Midway Mfg. Co. v. Artic. Int’l, Inc., 704 F.2d 1009 (7th Cir. 1983), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 823 (1983). Galaxian is a video that is something of a cross between Space Invaders…
Case: Williams Elec. v. Artic Int’l (C) [ 3rd. Cir] 1982
Williams Electronics, Inc. v. Artic International, Inc., 685 F.2d 870, 215 USPQ 405 (3rd Cir. 1982) The game is Williams’ arcade game Defender, which many of us remember with fondness: Artic sold…
Update: Marvel v. NCSoft (C) (TM) [C.D. Cal.] 2005
MARVEL ENTERPRISES, INC., et al. v. NCSOFT CORPORATION, et al. No. CV 04-9253RGKPLAX. C.D. Cal. March 9, 2005. The case is in the early stages, and the present ruling is on a…
Case: Atari v. JS&A (C) [N.D. Ill.] 1983
ATARI, INC., Plaintiff, v. JS & A GROUP, INC., Defendant. 597 F.Supp. 5 (N.D. Ill. 1983) This appears to be the first case to analyze and consider 17 U.S.C. sec. 117, which…
Case: Atari v. North American Phillips Consumer Electronics (C) [7th Cir.] 1982
Atari, Inc. v. North American Philips Consumer Electronics Corp., 672 F.2d 607 (7th Cir. 1982) In this early case regarding copyright protection of video games, the court addresses the issue of determining…
Case: Atari v. Amusement World (C) [D. Md.] 1981
ATARI, INC. v. AMUSEMENT WORLD, INC., 547 F.Supp. 222 (D. Md. Nov. 27, 1981). In one of the earliest video game cases, Atari, the holder of copyright in the arcade game “Asteroids,”…
Update: Hasbro v. RADgames (P, TM) [TrialCt] 2005
Well not exactly a video game… yet, but it might apply sometime in the future. Hasbro sued RADgames in the Southern District of New York back in February for RADgames’ add-on to…