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U.S. Patent no. 9,682,314: Method and system for temporarily incentivizing user participation in a game space

U.S. Patent no. 9,682,314: Method and system for temporarily incentivizing user participation in a game space Issued June 20, 2017 to Electronic Arts Inc. Priority Date June 14, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent…

9682314 Achievements Electronic Arts Inc. In-game events
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U.S. Patent no. 9,656,170: Game apparatus

U.S. Patent no. 9,656,170: Game apparatus Issued May 23, 2017 to Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix Priority Date June 27, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,656,170 (the ‘170 Patent) relates to progression in…

9656170 Dragon Game apparatus patent
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U.S. Patent no. 9,630,115: Shared social asset in game

U.S. Patent no. 9,630,115: Shared social asset in game Issued April 25, 2017 to Zynga Inc. Priority Date January 23, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,630,115 (the ‘115 Patent) relates to cooperation…

9630115 Cooperative play Online game patent
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TopGolf Wins Patent Appeal

TopGolf Wins Patent Appeal Agarwal v. Topgolf Int’l Inc. No. IPR2018-2270 United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Decided May 11, 2020 Amit Agarwal, owner of U.S. Patent No. 5370389…

5163677 5370389 5439224 Agarwal
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U.S. Patent no. 9,861,896: Method and system for an integrated platform wide party system within a multiplayer gaming environment

U.S. Patent no. 9,861,896: Method and system for an integrated platform wide party system within a multiplayer gaming environment Issued January 9, 2018 to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC Priority Date September 4,…

9861896 Method and system for an integrated platform wide party system within a multiplayer gaming environment Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC Multiplayer games
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GREE Inc.’s Patent Infringement Suit Against “Clash Royale” Creator Supercell Survives Motion to Dismiss

GREE Inc.’s Patent Infringement Suit Against “Clash Royale” Creator Supercell Survives Motion to Dismiss GREE Inc. v. Supercell OY Case No.: 2:19-cv-00413 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas…

10518177 10583362 Clash of Clans Clash Royale
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U.S. Patent no. 9,839,838: System and method for online community management

U.S. Patent no. 9,839,838: System and method for online community management Issued December 12, 2017 to Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Priority Date May 14, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,839,838 (the ‘838…

9839838 Cheating Community management Multiplayer games
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U.S. Patent no. 10,078,410: System to locomote an entity in three dimensional space

U.S. Patent no. 10,078,410: System to locomote an entity in three dimensional space Issued September 18, 2018 to Electronic Arts Inc. Priority Date March 30, 2015 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,078,410 (the…

10078410 Electronic Arts Inc. mobile devices patent
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U.S. Patent no. 10,029,177: System and method for a videogame with a secondary metagame

U.S. Patent no. 10,029,177: System and method for a videogame with a secondary metagame Issued July 24, 2018 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date November 5, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,029,177…

10029177 Activision Publishing Inc handheld devices metagame
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U.S. Patent no. 10,325,266: Rewarding classes of purchasers

U.S. Patent no. 10,325,266: Rewarding classes of purchasers Issued June 18, 2019 to Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC Priority Date May 28, 2009 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,325,266 (the ‘266 Patent) relates…

10325266 Bonus content patent Pre-order
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U.S. Patent no. 10,322,351: Matchmaking system and method for multiplayer video games

U.S. Patent no. 10,322,351: Matchmaking system and method for multiplayer video games Issued June 18, 2019 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date July 3, 2014 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,322,351 (the ‘351…

10322351 Activision Publishing Inc Matchmaking Matchmaking system and method for multiplayer video games
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U.S. Patent no. 10,322,346: Interactive collectible card games with defense and offence team formations

U.S. Patent no. 10,322,346: Interactive collectible card games with defense and offence team formations Issued June 18, 2019 to Gooody Entertainment Co., Ltd. Priority Date April 14, 2017 Summary: U.S. Patent No.…

10322346 card game Gooody Entertainment Co Ltd Interactive collectible card games with defense and offence team formations
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U.S. Patent no. 10,322,336: Haptic braille output for a game controller

U.S. Patent no. 10,322,336: Haptic braille output for a game controller Issued June 18, 2019 to Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC Priority Date February 28, 2017 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,322,336 (the ‘336…

10322336 accessibility controller Haptic braille output for a game controller
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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…

5822523 6226686 Aldred Dota 2
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U.S. Patent no. 10,315,119: Video game with concurrent processing of game-related physical objects

U.S. Patent no. 10,315,119: Video game with concurrent processing of game-related physical objects Issued June 11, 2019, to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date May 17, 2011 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,315,119 (the…

10315119 Activision Publishing Inc patent Skylanders
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U.S. Patent no. 10,315,113: System and method for simulating gameplay of nonplayer characters distributed across networked end user devices

U.S. Patent no. 10,315,113: System and method for simulating gameplay of nonplayer characters distributed across networked end user devices Issued June 11, 2019 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date May 14, 2015…

10315113 Activision Publishing Inc patent System and method for simulating gameplay of nonplayer characters distributed across networked end user devices
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U.S. Patent no. 10,315, 108: Local application quick start with cloud transitioning

U.S. Patent no. 10,315, 108: Local application quick start with cloud transitioning Issued June 11, 2019 to Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC Priority Date August 19, 2015 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,315,108…

10315108 Local application quick start with cloud transitioning patent Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC
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U.S. Patent no. 10,313,679: Systems and methods for encoder-guided adaptive-quality rendering

U.S. Patent no. 10,313,679: Systems and methods for encoder-guided adaptive-quality rendering Issued June 4, 2019, to ZeniMax Media Inc. Priority Date April 21, 2017 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,313,679 (the ‘679 Patent)…

10313679 graphics patent Systems and methods for encoder-guided adaptive-quality rendering
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U.S. Patent no. 10,293,251: Pre-loading translated code in cloud based emulated applications

U.S. Patent no. 10,293,251: Pre-loading translated code in cloud based emulated applications Issued May 21, 2019, to Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Priority Date September 28, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,293,251 (the…

10293251 Emulation patent Pre-loading translated code in cloud based emulated applications
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U.S. Patent no. 10,290,142: Water surface rendering in virtual environment

U.S. Patent no. 10,290,142: Water surface rendering in virtual environment Issued May 14, 2019 to Wargaming.net Limited Priority Date July 8, 2016 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,290,142 (the ‘142 Patent) relates to…

10290142 graphics patent Wargaming.net Ltd