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Default Judgment Entered Against Seller of Nintendo Switch Jailbreak

Default Judgment Entered Against Seller of Nintendo Switch Jailbreak Nintendo of America Inc. v. Minh Case No. 2:20-cv-01707 United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Filed November 18, 2020…

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Nintendo Escapes Digital Pre-Order Dispute in EU

Nintendo Escapes Digital Pre-Order Dispute in EU Nintendo’s digital pre-order policy has been found to not violate EU consumer rights laws. Following hearings in December 2019, the EU court dismissed the lawsuit…

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Nintendo Continues Campaign Against Piracy

Nintendo Continues Campaign Against Piracy Nintendo of America Inc. v. Matthew Storman and John Does 1-10 United States District Court for the Central District of California Filed September 10, 2019 Case No.…

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Nintendo Wins Battle with Pirates on UK Seas

Nintendo Wins Battle with Pirates on UK Seas Nintendo Co. Ltd. v. Sky UK Ltd. & Ors England and Wales High Court (Chancery Division) In the England and Wales High Court, Nintendo…

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Nintendo Escapes Vice Grip in ITC Challenge

Nintendo Escapes Vice Grip in ITC Challenge Certain Portable Gaming Console Systems with Attachable Handheld Controllers and Components Thereof United States International Trade Commission Inv. No. 337-TA-1111 This ITC Investigation involved allegations…

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Patent Analysis

U.S. Patent No. 8,976,184: System and method for controlling animation by tagging objects within a game environment

U.S. Patent No. 8,976,184: System and method for controlling animation by tagging objects within a game environment Issued March 10, 2015 to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Priority Date October 9, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent…

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Eleven Engineering v. Nintendo

Eleven Engineering et al v. Nintendo et al Case No. 1:09-cv-009030 (D. Del, Filed Nov. 25, 2009) Decided: July 11, 2016 Back in 2009 Eleven Engineering sued Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft alleging…

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Patent Analysis

U.S. Patent No. 9,545,571: Methods and apparatus for a video game magic system

U.S. Patent No. 9,545,571: Methods and apparatus for a video game magic system Issued January 17, 2017, to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Summary: Fans of fantasy stories such as The Lord of the…

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News

Super Mario Mischief

Super Mario Mischief A new web-based game recently popped up and gained fame fairly quickly on the Internet. The game features the familiar red plumber in a familiar atmosphere as he jumps…

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Patent Analysis

U.S. Patent No. 8,858,328: Storage medium having game program stored therein, hand-held game apparatus, game system, and game method

U.S. Patent No. 8,858,328: Storage medium having game program stored therein, hand-held game apparatus, game system, and game method Issued October 14, 2014, to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Priority Date June 2, 2010…

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Patent Analysis

U.S. Patent No. 8,882,590: Touch-controlled game character motion providing dynamically-positioned virtual control pad

U.S. Patent No. 8,882,590: Touch-controlled game character motion providing dynamically-positioned virtual control pad Issue November 11, 2014, to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Priority Date April 28, 2006 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 8,882,590 (the…

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Patent Analysis

U.S. Patent No. 8,313,379: Video game system with wireless modular handheld controller

U.S. Patent No. 8,313,379: Video game system with wireless modular handheld controller Issued November 20, 2012, to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Priority Date: August 22, 2005 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 8,313,379 describes the…

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Patent Analysis

U.S. Patent No. 9,687,733: Game apparatus, storage medium, game controlling method and game system

U.S. Patent No. 9,687,733: Game apparatus, storage medium, game controlling method and game system Issued June 27, 2017, to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Priority Date February 23, 2011 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,687,733…

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U.S. Patent No. 8,784,202: Apparatus and method for repositioning a virtual camera based on a change game state

U.S. Patent No. 8,784,202: Apparatus and method for repositioning a virtual camera based on a change game state Issued July 22, 2014, to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Priority Date June 3, 2011 Summary:…

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Patent Analysis

U.S. Patent No. 8,851,993: Game device, game method, non-transitory storage medium encoded with computer readable program for controlling game device, and game system, allowing for fun in tactics and enhanced zest of game

U.S. Patent No. 8,851,993: Game device, game method, non-transitory storage medium encoded with computer readable program for controlling game device, and game system, allowing for fun in tactics and enhanced zest of…

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Patent Analysis

U.S. Patent No. 9,446,312: Video game systems and methods for protecting game characters during game play

U.S. Patent No. 9,446,312: Video game systems and methods for protecting game characters during game play Issued September 20, 2016 to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Priority Date September 29, 2010 Summary: U.S. Patent…

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Nintendo wins $12 million judgment against ROM websites

Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Mathias et al. United States District Court for the District of Arizona Case No. 2:18-cv-02282-SPL Final Judgement issued November 9, 2018 On November 9, 2018, the United…

2:18-cv-02282-SPL Copyright copyright infringement District of Arizona
Patent Analysis

U.S. Patent No. 5,184,830: Compact hand-held video game system

U.S. Patent No. 5,184,830: Compact hand-held video game system Issued February 9, 1993, to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Priority Date: January 10, 1989     Summary: U.S. Patent No. 5,184,830 is the American patent…

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Patent Analysis

U.S. Patent No. 9,409,085: Game system, game control method, game device, and computer-readable storage medium

U.S. Patent No. 9,409,085: Game system, game control method, game device, and computer-readable storage medium Issued August 9, 2016, to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Priority Date February 16, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No.…

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ADC Technology v. Microsoft Corp.

ADC Technology Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation et al United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Case No. 2:08-cv-01579-RSM, Filed October 27, 2008 Decided: May 2, 2016 against Nintendo; November…

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