Patents
Bankers & Brokers Loses Big on Card Game Patent Claims in New Jersey
On January 17, 2018, U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez of the District of New Jersey dismissed all patent infringement claims asserted by Joseph Scibetta (a/k/a “Bankers & Brokers”) (“Scibetta”), against Slingo,…
No Man’s patent problem?
There’s an interesting article in Law360 today about a potential patent dispute surrounding No Man’s Sky and the so-call Superformula. From the article, and of interest to our readers: Many video games…
White Knuckle Gaming v. Electronic Arts – EA shoots… and scores!
White Knuckle Gaming v. Electronic Arts Case number 1:15-cv-00150 U.S. District Court for the District of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah. June 2, 2016. U.S. District Judge Jill N. Parrish granted Electronic…
U.S. Patent No. 8,535,153: Video game system and methods of operating a video game
U.S. Patent No. 8,535,153: Video game system and methods of operating a video game Issued Sep. 17, 2013 Summary: The ‘153 patent deals with video game systems with two forms of media.…
U.S. Patent No. 8,585,476: Location-based games and augmented reality systems
U.S. Patent No. 8,585,476: Location-based games and augmented reality systems Issued Nov. 19, 2013 Summary: The ‘476 patent deals with virtual realities and augmented realities that rely on real world data to…
U.S. Patent No. 8,678,891: Video game systems and methods including protecting game character(s)
U.S. Patent No. 8,678,891: Video game systems and methods including protecting game character(s) Issued March 25, 2014 Summary: The ‘891 patent applies to multi-player games, in which each player controls a separate…
U.S. Patent No. 8,668,561: Video games including real-life attributes and/or fantasy settings
U.S. Patent No. 8,668,561: Video games including real-life attributes and/or fantasy settings Issued Mar. 11, 2014 Summary: The ‘561 patent applies to fantasy sports and covers a networked system that creates a…
U.S. Patent No. 8,690,653: Video game systems and methods
U.S. Patent No. 8,690,653: Video game systems and methods Issued Apr. 8, 2014, to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Summary: The ‘653 patent covers multiplayer games in which each player controls a separate character…
U.S. Patent No. 8,715,087: Video game including user determined location information
U.S. Patent No. 8,715,087: Video game including user determined location information Issued May 6, 2014 Summary: The ‘087 patent covers a method and device, which work together to collect player selected…
U.S. Patent No. 8,721,412: System and method configured to unlock content within a videogame
U.S. Patent No. 8,721,412: System and method configured to unlock content within a videogame Issued May 13, 2014, to Activision Publishing, Inc. Summary: The ‘412 patent covers both single and multi-player…
U.S. Patent No. 8,740,707: Video game controller for multiple users
U.S. Patent No. 8,740,707: Video game controller for multiple users Issued Jun. 3, 2014 Summary: The ‘707 patent is a hardware patent, which covers a game controller that can be used by…
U.S. Patent No. 8,591,332: Video game video editor
U.S. Patent No. 8,591,332: Video game video editor Issued Nov. 26, 2013, to Activision Publishing, Inc. Summary: The ‘332 patent describes a video editor that displays game play clips created while the…
U.S. Patent No. 8,635,163: System and method for facilitating a video game exchange
U.S. Patent Not. 8,635,163: System and method for facilitating a video game exchange Issued Jan. 21, 2014, to Green Man Gaming Limited Summary: The ‘163 patent relies on a network and server…
U.S. Patent No. 8,491,394: Squad vs. squad video game
U.S. Patent No. 8,491,394: Squad vs. squad video game Issued Jul. 23, 2013, to Microsoft Corporation Summary: The ‘394 patent applies to shooter video games, which are focused around competing squads. The…
U.S. Patent No. 8,764,555: Video game application state synchronization across multiple devices
U.S. Patent No. 8,764,555: Video game application state synchronization across multiple devices Issued Jul. 1, 2014, to Nextbit Systems Inc. Summary: The ‘555 patent deals with the issue of synchronized gaming. It…
US Patent No. 8,430,752: Methods and apparatus to meter video game play
U.S. Patent No. 8,430,752: Methods and apparatus to meter video game play Issued Apr. 30, 2013, to The Nielsen Company (US), LLC Summary: The ‘752 patent describes a device which can be…
U.S. Patent No. 8,556,715: Personalized client-side visualization in a multiplayer network video game
U.S. Patent No. 8,556,715: Personalized client-side visualization in a multiplayer network video game Issued Oct. 15, 2013, to U4iA Games Inc. Summary: The ‘715 patent describes a method for providing specialized content…
U.S. Patent No. 8,523,673: Vocally interactive video game mechanism for displaying recorded physical characteristics of a player in a virtual world and in a physical game space via one or more holographic images
U.S. Patent No. 8,523,673: Vocally interactive video game mechanism for displaying recorded physical characteristics of a player in a virtual world and in a physical game space via one or more holographic…
U.S. Patent No. 8,678,928: System and method to deliver video games
U.S. Patent No. 8,678,928: System and method to deliver video games Issued Mar. 25, 2014, to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. Summary: The ‘928 patent covers set-top boxes that rely on user…
U.S. Patent No. 8,535,151: Multimedia-based video game distribution
U.S. Patent 8,535,151: Multimedia-based video game distribution Issued Sep. 17, 2013, to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. Summary: The ‘151 patent describes a system for selecting games from a content provider. A…