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U.S. Patent no. 10,252,167: Location graph adapted video games
U.S. Patent no. 10,252,167: Location graph adapted video games Issued April 9, 2019 to Empire Technology Development LLC Priority Date September 23, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,252,167 (the ‘167 Patent) relates…
U.S. Patent no. 10,252,164: Avatar teleport controller
U.S. Patent no. 10,252,164: Avatar teleport controller Issued April 9, 2019 to Roblox Corporation Priority Date October 29, 2018 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,252,164 (the ‘164 Patent) relates to inventions in the…
U.S. Patent no. 10,252,163: Music video game with user directed sound generation
U.S. Patent no. 10,252,163: Music video game with user directed sound generation Issued April 9, 2019 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date July 14, 2008 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,252,163 (the ‘163…
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…
U.S. Patent No. 8,992,321: Apparatus and method for displaying player character showing special movement state in network game
U.S. Patent No. 8,992,321: Apparatus and method for displaying player character showing special movement state in network game Issued March 31, 2015 to Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix Priority Date December 30, 2011…
U.S. Patent No. 9,180,378: Conditional access to areas in a video game
U.S. Patent no. 9,180,378: Conditional access to areas in a video game Issued November 10, 2015, to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date May 17, 2011 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,180,378 (the ‘378…
U.S. Patent No. 9,186,575: Online game with animal-breeding mechanic
U.S. Patent No. 9,186,575: Online game with animal-breeding mechanic Issued November 17, 2015 To Zynga Inc. Summary: For anyone that has wanted to try out being a farmer in the comfort of…
U.S. Patent No. 8,814,675: Method of operating an online game using terraformed game spaces
U.S. Patent No. 8,814,675: Method of operating an online game using terraformed game spaces Issued August 26, 2014 To Zynga Inc. Summary: U.S. Patent No. 8,814,675 relates to a method allowing players…
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…
U.S. Patent No. 9,308,458: Automatic movement of player character in network game
U.S. Patent No. 9,308,458: Automatic movement of player character in network game Issued: April 12, 2016, To: Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix Summary: The present invention relates to an autopilot mode in a…
U.S. Patent No. 9,364,746: System and method configured to unlock content within a videogame
U.S. Patent No. 9,364,746: System and method configured to unlock content within a videogame Issued June 14, 2016, to Activision Publishing, Inc. Summary: This invention relates to how players can unlock new…
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…
U.S. Patent no. 9,656,167: Pre-play and post-play video game character presentation and equipping
U.S. Patent no. 9,656,167: Pre-play and post-play video game character presentation and equipping Issued May 23, 2017 to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date: March 15, 2013 Summary: This patent concerns the…
U.S. Patent No. 7,717,789: Game program, game device, and game method
U.S. Patent No. 7,717,789: Game program, game device, and game method Issued May 18, 2010, to Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. Priority Date May 1, 2004 Summary: Fans of games such as…
Hard Rock Life for Video Game Music Teacher
Hard Rock Life for Video Game Music Teacher Ubisoft Entertainment, S.A. et al v. Yousician Oy United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Case No. 5-18-CV-383 On August…
U.S. Patent No. 9,616,329: Adaptive learning system for video game enhancement
U.S. Patent No. 9,616,329: Adaptive learning system for video game enhancement Issued April 11, 2017, to Electronic Arts, Inc. Priority Date June 28, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,616,329 (the ‘329 Patent)…
U.S. Patent No. 5,885,156: Video game apparatus, method of controlling the growth of play character in video game, and video game medium therefor
U.S. Patent No. 5,885,156: Video game apparatus, method of controlling the growth of play character in video game, and video game medium therefor Issued March 23, 1999, to Konami Holding Corp. Priority…
U.S. Patent No. 9,061,205: Music video game with user directed sound generation
U.S. Patent No. 9,061,205: Music video game with user directed sound generation Issued June 23, 2015, to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date July 14, 2008 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,061,205 (the ‘205…
Nintendo Faces Lawsuit over Software Used for Its Mii Avatars – Cert Denied/Game Over
RecogniCorp, LLC v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. Case number 16-1499 United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Decided: April 28, 2017 In December 2011, Texas-based RecogniCorp, LLC sued Nintendo Co. Ltd.…
U.S. Patent No. 5,390,937: Video game apparatus, method and device for controlling same
U.S. Patent No. 5,390,937: Video game apparatus, method and device for controlling same Issued February 21, 1995, to Square Co., Ltd. Priority Date July 16, 1991 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 5,390,937 (the…