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Respawned: Patent Arcade is back in the game!
We here at the Patent Arcade have been afk for too long. But no longer! After a two-year hiatus, we’re relaunching our blog dedicated to video game intellectual property news, insights, and…
Infernal Tech. Case Emphasizes Need for Caution When Parts of a Patent Claim Refer Back to Earlier Language
Infernal Technology, LLC v. Activision Blizzard Inc. Case No. 2021-2349 Decided: January 24, 2023 The Federal Circuit issued a decision on January 24, 2023 stating that a collection of Activision Blizzard’s video…
Iron Man’s Iron Defense
Iron Man’s Iron Defense Horizon Comics Products Inc. v. Marvel Entertainment LLC et. al., Case Number 1:16-cv-02499 United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Filed April 4, 2016…
Banner & Witcoff named to inaugural NLJ IP Hot List
Today Banner & Witcoff was named to the National Law Journal’s inaugural IP Hot List. The National Law Journal selected 20 law firms who have proven to be innovators in applying legal…
The gamification of code development itself
WIRED has an interesting article regarding Microsoft’s inclusion of badges as rewards for developers in Visual Studio. As developers write code, an Achievements extension grants badges in much the same way a…
Microsoft acquires another game studio
Microsoft has acquired Twisted Pixel Studios, according to a recent Microsoft press release: As a step in continuing to deliver Microsoft Studios’ innovative game and entertainment offerings, Microsoft has announced the acquisition…
Physical Game Patent Dispute
Hidden Image Technology Solutions v. Thomas L. Barnhart U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia Case No. 11-cv-02415, Filed July 22, 2011 Hidden Image Technology Solutions, a Georgia company, has sued Thomas…
Facebook Patent Fights Continue
In a previous post we reported on the internet buzz surrounding the issuance to Facebook of U.S. Patent No. 7,669,123, entitled “Dynamically Providing a News Feed About a User of a Social…
Modern Warfare Domain Name Dispute for Activision
On July 15, 2011, Activision filed a complaint with the National Arbitration Forum in an attempt to get control of the domain name www.modernwarfare3.com. The website, which uses visuals from Activision’s Modern…
BattleLore Copyright Infringement and Unfair Competition Suit
Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc. v. Puffin Software et al. U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota Case No. 11-cv-01928, Filed July 15, 2011 Fantasy Flight Publishing, owner of the war strategy board game…
New Case: Microsoft Sued Over Kinect and Motion Tracking Patent
Impulse Technology Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation et al U.S. District Court, District of Delaware Case No. 11-cv-00586, Filed July 1, 2011 Impulse Technology, an Ohio-based company, sued Microsoft Corp in Delaware…
No Good Comes of Messing with the Zohan
Robert W. Cabell v. Sony Entertainment Pictures, Inc. et al United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Case No. 10-2690-cv, Filed February 20, 2009 As comics often serve as…
New Case: Suit Filed Over Patent for Electronic Trading Cards
Wildcat Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC v. 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. et alU.S. District Court, Eastern District of TexasCase No. 11-cv-305, Filed July 1, 2011 Wildcat, a Plano, TX based intellectual property holdings company…
Online Farming (game) Dispute!
SocialApps LLC v Zynga Inc. et al U.S. District Court, Central District of California Case No. 11-cv-00919, Filed June 17, 2011 SocialApps, a California company that develops, posts, and maintains online social…
Achates v. Symantec
Achates Reference Publishing, Inc. v. Symantec Corporation et al. U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Case No. 11-cv-00294, Filed June 20, 2011 Achates Publishing, a Texas enterprise, has sued…
Online Social Gaming Suits Abound
Zynga Inc. v. Vostu USA Inc. United States District Court, Northern District of California Case No. 3:11-cv-02959-MEJ, Filed June 16, 2011 Zynga, arguably the largest presence in online social gaming today (and…
EFF Files Amicus Brief in support of Datel in case against Microsoft
Datel Holdings Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation United States District Court, Northern District of California Case No. 2009-cv-05535, Filed November 20, 2009 Back in 2009, Microsoft issued a remote update that stopped third-party…
New Case: Deus Ex Preview Leaked
Square Enix Limited v. Does 1-15 U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington Case No. 11-cv-01045, Filed June 22, 2011 Square Enix has filed a new lawsuit against unknown Italian individuals who…
Nintendo Faces Suit over 3DS
Tomita Technologies USA LLC v. Nintendo Co. U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Case No. 11-cv-04256, Filed June 22, 2011 A technology company based in Japan and the U.S. brought…
Supreme Court Decisively Extends First Amendment Protections to Video Games
Brown et al. v. Entertainment Merchants Association et al. United States Supreme Court Case No. 08-1448 The Supreme Court ruled on Monday, June 27, 2011, that a California law regulating the sale…