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Motiva sues Sony, HTC, and Oculus for Patent Infringement
Motiva Patents, LLC v. Sony Corporation et al United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Docket Number: 9-18-cv-00180, filed October 3, 2018 & Motiva Patents, LLC v. HTC Corporation…
U.S. Patent No. 9,393,486: Character simulation and playback notification in game session replay
U.S. Patent No. 9,393,486: Character simulation and playback notification in game session replay Issued July 17, 2016, to Amazon Technologies, Inc. Priority June 27, 2014 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,393,486 (the ‘486…
U.S. Patent No. 9,409,083: Spawning new timelines during game session replay
U.S. Patent No. 9,409,083: Spawning new timelines during game session replay Issued August 9, 2017, to Amazon Technologies, Inc. Priority date: June 27, 2014 Summary: Traditionally, to restart a multiplayer session…
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…
U.S. Patent No. 9,120,016: Interactive guitar game designed for learning to play the guitar
U.S. Patent No. 9,120,016: Interactive guitar game designed for learning to play the guitar Issued September 9, 2015, to Ubisoft Entertainment SA Priority Date November 21, 2008 Summary: In 2008, music rhythm…
Acceleration Bay LLC v. Activision Blizzard – Case Update
Acceleration Bay LLC v. Activision Blizzard United States District Court for the District of Delaware No. 1:16-cv-00453-RGA August 28, 2018 Case Update: Back in 2015 Acceleration Bay filed lawsuits against Activision Blizzard,…
U.S. Patent No. 8,929,721: Methods for identification of highlight game events and automated generation of videos for same
U.S. Patent No. 8,929,721: Methods for identification of highlight game events and automated generation of videos for same Issued January 6, 2015, to Sony Interactive Entertainment America, LLC Priority Date February 15,…
PTAB finds Game and Technology’s Patent on Unit Pilots Unpatentable
Wargaming Group Limited v. Game and Technology Co., LTD. Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Case IPR2017-01082 September 7, 2018 On September 7, 2018, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued…
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,…
U.S. Patent No. 9,454,849: Augmented reality playspaces with adaptive game rules
U.S. Patent No. 9,454,849: Augmented reality playspaces with adaptive game rules Issued September 27, 2016, to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC Priority Date November 03, 2011 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 9,454,849 (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…
U.S. Patent No. 9,616,345: Systems and methods for crowd-sourced game strategy
U.S. Patent No. 9,616,345: Systems and methods for crowd-sourced game strategy Issued April 11, 2017, to Electronic Arts Inc. Priority Date July 1, 2014 Summary: Playing EA’s Madden can be daunting because…
U.S. Patent No. 8,944,919: Network game system for executing event in network game
U.S. Patent No. 8,944,919: Network game system for executing event in network game Issued February 3, 2015 to Square Enix Summary: This patent relates to a network game such as an MMORPG in…
U.S. Patent No. 6,488,505: System and method of vehicle competition with enhanced ghosting features
U.S. Patent No. 6,488,505: System and method of vehicle competition with enhanced ghosting features Issued December 3, 2002, to Midway Games West Inc. Priority Date July 15, 1999 Summary: U.S. Patent No.…
Striking from the Shadows
Infernal Technology, LLC et al v. Crytek GmbH United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Docket No. 2-18-cv-00284, filed July 10, 2018 On July 10, 2018, Infernal Technology and Terminal Reality…
Candy Crush Pushing into Possible Patent Infringement
Groove Digital, Inc. v. King.com, LTD. et al., United States District Court for the District of Delaware, 1-18-cv-00836, filed 06/04/2018 On June 4, 2018, Groove Digital filed a lawsuit in the District…
Case Update: GAT v. Activision Blizzard et al.
Game and Technology v. Activision Blizzard et al., C.D. Cal., Case No. 2:16-cv-06499-MLH-SK, Filed August 29, 2016 On March 14, 2018, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) invalidated U.S. Patent No.…
PTAB Institutes Inter Partes Review of Group Messaging Patent
On May 15, 2018, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (the “PTAB”) instituted two Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) proceedings against U.S. 5,822,523 (the “’523 Patent”). The ’523 Patent generally relates to group…
Gamevice v Nintendo – Let’s try this again, at the ITC
Certain Portable Gaming Console Systems with Attachable Handheld Controllers and Components Thereof International Trade Commission, Inv. No. 337-TA-1111 -and- Gamevice, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. et al CAND-3-18-cv-01942 Last year, we reported…
WWE Star Randy Orton’s Tattoo Artist Sues WWE, Take Two, 2K over In-Game Tattoos
On April 17, 2018, Catherine Alexander, a tattoo artist from Illinois, sued Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., 2K Games, Inc., 2K Sports, Inc., World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (the “WWE”), Visual Concepts Entertainment, Yuke’s…