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Law Review: A History of US Video Game Litigation
We’re proud to announce that the Patent Arcade’s own, Ross Dannenberg & Josh Davenport, have published a new law review article on the history of US video game litigation, including analysis of…
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. 8,821,260: System and method for granting in-game bonuses to a user
U.S. Patent No. 8,821,260: System and method for granting in-game bonuses to a user Issued September 2, 2014, to Kabam Inc. Priority Date November 6, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 8,821,260 describes…
Hillside Licensing LLC v. Valve Corp
Hillside Licensing LLC v. Valve Corp United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Filed November 29, 2018, Case No. 2:18-cv-01717-BJR On November 29, 2018, Hillside Licensing LLC filed a…
McRo v. Namco Bandai Round 2
McRo Inc. v. Namco Bandai et al. United States District Court for the Central District of California Issued November 13, 2018, Case No: CV 12-10322-GW(FFMx) On November 13, 2018, the Central District…
U.S. Patent No. 8,814,687: Multi-player music game
U.S. Patent No. 8,814,687: Multi-player music game Issued August 26, 2014, to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date May 5, 2010 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 8,814,687 (the ‘687 Patent) describes a method to…
U.S. Patent No. 3,659,285: Television gaming apparatus and method
U.S. Patent No. 3,659,285: Television gaming apparatus and method Issued April 25, 1972, to Lockheed Sanders Inc. Priority Date August 21, 1969 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 3,659,285 (the ‘285 Patent) relates…
Blackbird Techs. v. Niantic, Inc.
Blackbird Techs. v. Niantic, Inc. United States District Court for the District of Delaware C.A. No. 17-cv-1810 (Del. Oct. 31, 2018) November 28, 2018 — Video game developer Niantic recently experienced a…
U.S. Patent No. 9,295,912: Game aim assist
U.S. Patent No. 9,295,912: Game aim assist Issued March 29, 2016, to Sony Computer Entertainment America Priority Date July 13, 2008 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,295,912 (the ‘912 Patent) describes a…
Pixar Prevails Under Alice in Patent Dispute
Coffelt v. NVIDIA Corporation Case number: 16-cv-00457 United States Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit Decided: March 15, 2017 Editor’s Note: We apologize for not reporting on this case sooner, but…
U.S. Patent No. 9,358,456: Dance competition game
U.S. Patent No. 9,358,456: Dance competition game Issued June 7, 2016, to Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. Priority Date June 11, 2010 Summary: U.S. Patent 9,358,456 (the ‘456 Patent) describes a method…
U.S. Patent No. 9,044,680: Low-friction synchronous interaction in multiplayer online game
U.S. Patent No. 9,044,680: Low-friction synchronous interaction in multiplayer online game Issued June 2, 2015, to Zynga, Inc. Priority Date January 10, 2012 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,044,680 (the ‘680 Patent)…
U.S. Patent No. 9,381,430: Interactive video game using game-related physical objects for conducting gameplay
U.S. Patent No. 9,381,430: Interactive video game using game-related physical objects for conducting gameplay Issued: July 5, 2016, to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date: May 17, 2011 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,381,430…
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…
U.S. Patent No. 9,452,363: Multi-player video game environment for single-player use
U.S. Patent No. 9,452,363: Multi-player video game environment for single-player use Issued September 27, 2016, to Sony Interactive Entertainment America, LLC Priority Date October 18, 2013 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,452,363…
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. 8,764,563: Video Game superimposing virtual characters on user supplied photo used as game screen background
U.S. Patent No. 8,764,563: Video Game superimposing virtual characters on user supplied photo used as game screen background Issued July 1, 2014, to Bandai Namco Entertainment, Inc. Priority Date: March 24, 2009…
U.S. Patent No. 10,086,289: Remastering by emulation
U.S. Patent No. 10,086,289: Remastering by emulation Filed November 22, 2016 Issued October 2, 2018 Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC We often write about interesting video game patents here at Patent…