Patents
U.S. Patent No. 7,269,539: Dynamic weather simulation
U.S. Patent No. 7,269,539: Dynamic weather simulation Issued September 11, 2007, to Microsoft Summary: The ‘539 patent describes a flight simulation computer game which can receive meteorological conditions for a specific…
U.S. Patent No. 7,288,028: Method and apparatus for quickly joining an online game being played by a friend
U.S. Patent No. 7,288,028: Method and apparatus for quickly joining an online game being played by a friend Issued Oct. 30, 2007, to Microsoft Summary: The ‘028 patent seeks to make…
U.S. Patent No. 7,204,758: Video game apparatus and control method thereof, and program of video game and computer-readable recording medium having program recorded thereon
U.S. Patent No. 7,204,758: Video game apparatus and control method thereof, and program of video game and computer-readable recording medium having program recorded thereon Issued Apr. 17, 2007, to Square Enix…
U.S. Patent No. 7,349,830: Weather profiles
U.S. Patent No. 7,349,830: Weather profiles Issued March 25, 2008, to Microsoft Summary: The ‘830 patent, issued to Microsoft, can be used for its popular Flight Simulator game. The patent allows…
U.S. Patent No. 7,454,715: Open grid navigational system
U.S. Patent No. 7,454,715: Open grid navigational system Issued Nov. 18, 2008, to Microsoft Summary: The ‘715 patent describes a game system which helps a player navigate an open grid within…
U.S. Patent No. 7,455,589: Game playing system with assignable attack icons
U.S. Patent No. 7,455,589: Game playing system with assignable attack icons Issued Nov. 25, 2008, to Sony Summary: The ‘589 patent allows a player to easily target and attack one or…
U.S. Patent No. 7,468,728: Apparatus for controlling a virtual environment
U.S. Patent No. 7,468,728: Apparatus for controlling a virtual environment Issued Dec. 23, 2008, to Antics Technologies Limited Summary: The ‘728 patent describes an apparatus for controlling an interactive virtual environment.…
U.S. Patent No. 7,470,195: Camera control for third-person console video game
U.S. Patent No. 7,470,195: Camera control for third-person console video game Issued Dec. 30, 2008 Summary: The ‘195 patent provides for a change in camera viewpoint during a third-person shooter. This…
New Case: Wildcat v. Wizards of the Coast
Wildcat Intellectual Property Holdings v. Wizards of the Coast Case 3:12-cv-04412-D, Northern District of Texas On November 1, 2012, Wildcat filed suit against Wizards of the Coast for patent infringement of U.S.…
New Case: Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Mojang AB
Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Mojang AB U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas Case No. 6:2012cv00470, Filed on July 20, 2012 Mojang, the studio responsible for creating the game Minecraft, has…
New Case: Technology Properties Limited LLC et al v. Nintendo Co., Ltd et al
Technology Properties Limited LLC et al v. Nintendo Co., Ltd et al U.S. District Court, Northern District of California Case no. 5:2012cv03881 , Filed on July 24, 2012 On July 24, 2012,…
New Case: Paqits, LLC v. Activision Blizzard, Inc.
Paqits, LLC v. Activision Blizzard, Inc. United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas Case No. 2:2012cv00013, Filed on January 11, 2012 Activision has been slapped with a patent infringement suit…
New Case: Shared Memory Graphics, LLC v. Apple Inc.
Shared Memory Graphics, LLC v. Apple Inc. et al United States District Court,Northern District of California Case No. 3:10-cv-02475, Filed On June 4, 2010 In June of 2010, Shared Memory Graphics, LLC initiated a…
New Case: Promotional Technologies LLC v. Facebook, Inc. et al
Promotional Technologies LLC v. Facebook, Inc. et al U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas Case No. 3:2011cv03488, Filed On December 15, 2011 In addition to the numerous other legal battles that Facebook has…
U.S. Patent No. 5,310,192: Shooting Game and External Storage Used Therefor
U.S. Patent No. 5,310,192: Shooting Game and External Storage Used Therefor Issued May 10, 1994, to Nintendo Co. Ltd. Summary: The ‘192 patent describes a shooting game system for shooting targets.…
Case Update: LottoTron, Inc. v. SBG Online Casino et. al.
Case Update: May 2012During August of 2011, US District Court Judge Stanley Chester granted the plaintiff’s motion for entry of default judgment on the count of patent infringement. The plaintiff’s requested an award of…
Case Update: IA Labs v. Nintendo
IA Labs CA, LLC v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. et al. District of Maryland Civil case No.: 8:10-cv-00833-PJM. Case Update: May 2012 In March 2012, a Maryland District Court judge dismissed IA’s suit…
Case Update: Thorner v. Sony
Thorner et al v. Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC et al U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (On appeal from the U.S. District court, District of New Jersey) Case No.…
Case Update: Motiva v. Nintendo – Officially moved to Washington
Motiva LLC v. Nintendo Co. Ltd. United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (originally Eastern District of Texas) Case No. 10-cv-349, Filed March 2, 2010 (originally November 10, 2008)…
Microsoft Settles Infringement Suit Over Video Game Controller
Microsoft Corporation v Datel Design and Development Inc., et al U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington Case No. 2:2010cv02065, Filed On December 23, 2010 During December of 2011, a settlement was…