League of Legends
PalTalk Heads to the Federal Circuit
PalTalk Heads to the Federal Circuit PalTalk Holdings Inc. v. Riot Games Inc. et al. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Case Nos.: 19-2035, 19-2036, 19-2037, and 19-2038 Filed…
Blizzard Takes New Stance on Custom Game IP
Blizzard Takes New Stance on Custom Game IP Following the release of the remastered edition of Blizzard Entertainment’s classic real-time strategy game “Warcraft 3” as “Warcraft 3: Reforged,” Blizzard also updated its…
Video Game Chic
Video Game Chic In a totally unexpected twist, luxury fashion brand Louis Vuitton has announced a partnership with video game developer Riot Games to design in-game champion skins for the game League…
Riot Games Rioting Over Esports Team’s Trademark Infringement
Riot Games Rioting Over Esports Team’s Trademark Infringement Riot Games Inc. v. Riot Squad Esports LLC United States District Court for the Central District of California Case No. 2:19-cv-08626 Filed October 7,…
Bots and Cheaters Lose as League of Legends is awarded a $10 Million Payout
Riot Games, Inc. v. Stefan Delgado Argote et al Case number 2:16-cv-05871 District Court for the Central District of California Decided: March 1st 2017 In August 2016, California-based Riot Games, Inc. sued…
Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Obviousness Ruling
Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Obviousness Ruling Game and Technology Co. Ltd. v. Activision Blizzard Inc. et al. Case Number 18-1981 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, June 21, 2019 To…
Riot Games Gender Discrimination Investigation Accelerating
Riot Games Gender Discrimination Investigation Accelerating The State of California Department of Fair Employment and Housing made a statement, on Wednesday, June 12th, that it would be progressing forward in its investigation…
PTAB Institutes Inter Partes Review of Group Messaging Patent
On May 15, 2018, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (the “PTAB”) instituted two Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) proceedings against U.S. 5,822,523 (the “’523 Patent”). The ’523 Patent generally relates to group…
Parallel Networks, LLC v. Riot Games, Inc.
Parallel Networks, LLC v. Riot Games, Inc. United States District Court for the District of Delaware Case No.: 13-183 (RGA); filed on February 1, 2013. This is a patent infringement case in…