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U.S. Patent no. 10,279,268: Extensible video game time limiter

U.S. Patent no. 10,279,268: Extensible video game time limiter Issued May 7, 2019, to Kenneth Mark Woog Priority Date September 8, 2015 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,279,268 (the ‘268 Patent) relates to…

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U.S. Patent no. 10,279,266: Monitoring game activity to detect a surrogate computer program

U.S. Patent no. 10,279,266: Monitoring game activity to detect a surrogate computer program Issued May 7, 2019 to International Business Machines Corporation Priority Date June 19, 2017 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,279,266…

10279266 International Business Machines Corp Monitoring game activity to detect a surrogate computer program patent
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U.S. Patent no. 10,279,261: Virtual reality gaming utilizing mobile gaming

U.S. Patent no. 10,279,261: Virtual reality gaming utilizing mobile gaming Issued May 7, 2019, to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. Priority Date June 27, 2011 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,279,261 (the ‘261…

10279261 AT&T Intellectual Property I LP patent Virtual reality gaming utilizing mobile gaming
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U.S. Patent no. 10,279,260: Cut-scene gameplay

U.S. Patent no. 10,279,260: Cut-scene gameplay Issued May 7, 2019, to Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Priority Date March 6, 2017 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,279,260 (the ‘260 Patent) relates to cut-scene gameplay…

10279260 Cut-scene gameplay patent Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
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Capcom Wins Long-Running Patent Suit Against Koei Tecmo

Capcom Wins Long-Running Patent Suit Against Koei Tecmo On September 11, 2019, Japanese game developer Capcom announced that Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court ruled in favor of the developer in their patent…

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U.S. Patent no. 10,279,254: Controller having visually trackable object for interfacing with a gaming system

U.S. Patent no. 10,279,254: Controller having visually trackable object for interfacing with a gaming system Issued May 7, 2019, to Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Priority Date October 26, 2005 Summary: U.S. Patent…

10279254 Controller having visually trackable object for interfacing with a gaming system patent Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
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U.S. Patent no. 10,279,252: Game execution environments

U.S. Patent no. 10,279,252: Game execution environments Issued May 7, 2019 to Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC Priority Date May 17, 2010 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,279,252 (the ‘252 Patent) relates to…

10279252 Game execution environments patent Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC
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U.S. Patent no. 10,278,001: Multiple listener cloud render with enhanced instant replay

U.S. Patent no. 10,278,001: Multiple listener cloud render with enhanced instant replay Issued April 30, 2019, to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC Priority Date May 12, 2017 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,278,001 (the…

10278001 Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC Multiple listener cloud render with enhanced instant replay patent
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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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U.S. Patent no. 10,275,947: Modifying a simulated character by direct manipulation

U.S. Patent no. 10,275,947: Modifying a simulated character by direct manipulation Issued April 30, 2019 to Electronic Arts Inc. Priority Date August 1, 2014 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,275,947 (the ‘947 Patent)…

10275947 Electronic Arts Inc. Modifying a simulated character by direct manipulation patent
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U.S. Patent no. 10,272,346: Bounded competitions in a video game framework

U.S. Patent no. 10,272,346: Bounded competitions in a video game framework Issued April 30, 2019 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date June 7, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,272,346 (the ‘346 Patent)…

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U.S. Patent no. 10,272,335: Systems and methods of serving video for remote play

U.S. Patent no. 10,272,335: Systems and methods of serving video for remote play Issued April 30, 2019 to Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC Priority Date December 15, 2007 Summary: U.S. Patent No.…

10272335 patent Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC Systems and methods of serving game video for remote play
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U.S. Patent no. 10,265,627: Virtual reality simulation of a live-action sequence

U.S. Patent no. 10,265,627: Virtual reality simulation of a live-action sequence Issued April 23, 2019 to Centurion VR, LLC Priority Date June 22, 2017 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,265,627 (the ‘627 Patent)…

10265627 Centurion VR LLC patent Virtual reality simulation of a live-action sequence
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U.S. Patent no. 10,265,621: Tracking specific gestures related to user movement

U.S. Patent no. 10,265,621: Tracking specific gestures related to user movement Issued April 23, 2019 to Disney Enterprises, Inc. Priority Date January 20, 2015 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,265,621 (the ‘621 Patent)…

10265621 Disney Enterprises Inc. motion detection patent
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U.S. Patent no. 10,263,859: Delaying new session initiation in response to increased data traffic latency

U.S. Patent no. 10,263,859: Delaying new session initiation in response to increased data traffic latency Issued April 16, 2019 to Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Priority Date January 11, 2017   Summary: U.S.…

10263859 Delaying new session initiation in response to increased data traffic latency Load Balancing patent
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U.S. Patent no. 10,255,615: System and method for contextual virtual local advertisement insertion

U.S. Patent no. 10,255,615: System and method for contextual virtual local advertisement insertion Issued April 9, 2019 to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. Priority Date July 12, 2010 Summary: U.S. Patent No.…

10255615 Advertising AT&T Intellectual Property I LP patent
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U.S. Patent no. 10,258,880: Dynamic selection of voice quality over a wireless system

U.S. Patent no. 10,258,880: Dynamic selection of voice quality over a wireless system Issued April 16, 2019 to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC Priority Date June 27, 2008 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,258,880…

10258880 Dynamic selection of voice quality over a wireless system Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC patent
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Uniloc Patents Ruled Abstract

Uniloc Patents Ruled Abstract Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Big Fish Games, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Filed: September 13, 2019 Case No. 18-02186 The Federal Circuit has…

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U.S. Patent no. 10,258,882: Recording companion

U.S. Patent no. 10,258,882: Recording companion Issued April 16, 2019 to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC Priority Date March 4, 2014 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,258,882 (the ‘882 Patent) relates to creating recordings…

10258882 Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC patent Recording companion
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Patent Infringement Suit Over Apex Legends and Anthem

Patent Infringement Suit Over Apex Legends and Anthem Stone Interactive Ventures LLC v. Electronic Arts Inc., United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division Filed: September 13, 2019…

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