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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…
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…
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…
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…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
U.S. Patent No. 10,004,981: Input method and apparatus
U.S. Patent No. 10,004,981: Input method and apparatus Issued June 26, 2018 to Nintendo Co. Ltd Priority Date October 5, 2010 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,004,981 (the ‘981 Patent) describes a method…
Nintendo Wins Against Real Life Mario Kart
Nintendo Wins Against Real Life Mario Kart It is being reported that Nintendo has won a lawsuit against a Tokyo go-kart rental service called Mari Mobility, previously MariCar. The Tokyo District Court…
U.S. Patent No. 9,427,668: Storage medium storing game program and game apparatus for improved collision detection in a video game
U.S. Patent No. 9,427,668: Storage medium storing game program and game apparatus for improved collision detection in a video game Issued August 30, 2016, to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Priority Date May 29,…
Nintendo goes after ROMs
Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Mathias et al United States District Court for the District of Arizona Case No. 2:18-cv-02282-SPL On July 19, 2018, Nintendo of America filed a lawsuit in the…
U.S. Patent No. 9,566,503: Massively single-playing online game
U.S. Patent No. 9,566,503 Massively single-playing online game Issued February 14, 2017, to Nintendo Co. Ltd. Priority Date February 2, 2010 Summary: A huge draw to online games, especially MMORPGs, is the…
Microsoft, Ubisoft, Nintendo, EA, Harmonix, and Majesco win challenge of motion control patent
On April 9, 2018, the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of defendants Microsoft Corporation, Ubisoft, Inc., Nintendo of America, Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., and Majesco Entertainment in a…
Nintendo sued by Hybrid Audio regarding MP3 Standards Patent
On March 27, 2018, Hybrid Audio, LLC (“Hybrid Audio”) sued Nintendo of America Inc. and Nintendo Co., Ltd. (“Nintendo”) for alleged infringement of RE 40,281, a reissue of U.S. 6,252,909. The allegedly…
Nintendo files two IPR Petitions against User Input Stream Patent
On Feb. 7, 2018, Nintendo Co., Ltd. and Nintendo of America, Inc. (“Nintendo”) filed two petitions for Inter Partes Review of U.S. 6,219,730 to Nguyen, a patent owned by Genuine Enabling Technology…
Photographer sues IGN over Pokémon GO Photo
On January 12, 2018, photographer Christopher Sadowski sued IGN Entertainment, Inc. (“IGN”) for copyright infringement. The copyright in question: a photograph of the Pokémon GO homepage on Sadowski’s cell phone, similar to (but…