Nintendo
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…
U.S. Patent No. 8,690,653: Video game systems and methods
U.S. Patent No. 8,690,653: Video game systems and methods Issued Apr. 8, 2014, to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Summary: The ‘653 patent covers multiplayer games in which each player controls a separate character…
U.S. Patent No. 8,491,365: Sports video game with enhanced control features
U.S. Patent No. 8,491,365: Sports video game with enhanced control features Issued Jul. 23, 2013, to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Summary: The ‘365 patent applies to sports video games with battle game aspects.…
Cherdak v. Nintendo
Cherdak v. Nintendo of North America, Inc. United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia Case No. 2:15-cv-366 Filed August 14, 2015 Plaintiff Erik B. Cherdak is a pro se applicant who…
Appeal: Secure Axcess, LLC. v. Nintendo of America Inc.
Secure Axcess, LLC. v. Nintendo of America Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Filed December 2, 2015 Case No. 2015-1971 As you may recall from an earlier post,…
1982 Case: Nintendo v. Elcon
Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Elcon Industries, Inc. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division 564 F. Supp 937 Decided October 4, 1982 Plaintiff Nintendo (at the…
Nintendo Patent Application for New Gaming Device
On July 23, 2015, an international patent application (WO/2015/107747) was published for Nintendo. The WIPO application was filed by Nintendo back in October 2014. The application is entitled, “Information Processing System and…
Decided: Secure Axcess, LLC. v. Nintendo of America Inc.
Secure Axcess, LLC. v. Nintendo of America Inc. United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Filed July 7, 2014; Decided August 4, 2015 Case No. 2:14-cv-01013 Secure Axcess filed…
Nintendo and Tomita back in court over “Offset Presetting Means”
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 Case No. 1:14-cv-09560, Filed December 3, 2014 Back in…