Patents
U.S. Patent No. 8,558,797: Video game processing apparatus and video game processing program
U.S. Patent No. 8,558,797: Video game processing apparatus and video game processing program Issued Oct. 15, 2013, to Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix Summary: The ‘797 patent describes a touch screen input for…
U.S. Patent No. 8,491,365: Sports video game with enhanced control features
U.S. Patent No. 8,491,365: Sports video game with enhanced control features Issued Jul. 23, 2013, to Nintendo Co., Ltd. Summary: The ‘365 patent applies to sports video games with battle game aspects.…
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 networked games, like fantasy sports. A storage medium, such as…
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 method of recording in game footage and including information such…
IPRs Instituted against Worlds Inc Patents, filed by Bungie
It has been a while since we wrote about Worlds, Inc. and their patents directed to receiving position information for avatars in virtual spaces. When we last wrote, it appeared as though…
McRO v. Bandai – Appellate Oral Arguments
McRo, Inc. v. Bandai Namco Games America Inc. Oral Arguments pending at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Filed October 27, 2014 Case No. 15-1080 This case was submitted…
Appeal: Secure Axcess, LLC. v. Nintendo of America Inc.
Secure Axcess, LLC. v. Nintendo of America Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Filed December 2, 2015 Case No. 2015-1971 As you may recall from an earlier post,…
Steam Under Fire – New Case: Ironburg Inventions v Valve (NDGA 2015)
Ironburg Inventions LTD vs. Valve Corp. Northern District of Georgia, Case No. 1-15-cv-04219 December 3, 2015 In a new case, patentee Ironburg Inventions accuses Valve of infringing two game controller patents with…
Second Screen Game Software Patent Survives Alice – Timeplay v Audience Entertainment
Timeplay, Inc. v. Audience Entertainment, LLC Central District of California Case No. CV 15-05202 Patentable subject matter under 35 USC 101 has become a primary issue in most patent cases since the…
Nintendo Patent Application for New Gaming Device
On July 23, 2015, an international patent application (WO/2015/107747) was published for Nintendo. The WIPO application was filed by Nintendo back in October 2014. The application is entitled, “Information Processing System and…
U.S. Patent No. 7,654,903: Online gaming cheating prevention system and method
U.S. Patent No. 7,654,903: Online gaming cheating prevention system and method Issued Feb. 2, 2010 Summary: The ‘903 patent describes a system which observes players playing online for any signs of cheating.…
Decided: Secure Axcess, LLC. v. Nintendo of America Inc.
Secure Axcess, LLC. v. Nintendo of America Inc. United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Filed July 7, 2014; Decided August 4, 2015 Case No. 2:14-cv-01013 Secure Axcess filed…
U.S. Patent No. 7,654,901: Video game system using bio-feedback devices
U.S. Patent No. 7,654,901: Video game system using bio-feedback devices Issued Feb. 2, 2010 Summary: The ‘901 patent describes a game system where a player puts on a headset which measures his…
U.S. Patent No. 7,637,815: Video game processing apparatus, a method and a computer program product for processing a video game
U.S. Patent No. 7,637,815: Video game processing apparatus, a method and a computer program product for processing a video game Issued Dec. 29, 2009, to Square Enix Summary: The ‘815 patent…
U.S. Patent No. 7,637,813: Video game device and video game program
U.S. Patent No. 7,637,813: Video game device and video game program Issued Dec. 29, 2009, to Nintendo Summary: The ‘813 patent describes a handheld game whereby the player controls his character by…
UPDATED: Promotional Technologies LLC v. Facebook, Inc. et al.
Promotional Technologies LLC v. Facebook, Inc. et al. United States District Court, Northern District of Texas Case No. 3:11-cv-03488, Filed December 15, 2011 This case was terminated on October 25, 2013.…
U.S. Patent No. 7,637,806: Method for dynamic content generation in a role-playing game
U.S. Patent No. 7,637,806: Method for dynamic content generation in a role-playing game Issued Dec. 29, 2009, to Rampart Studios, LLC Summary: The ‘806 patent provides a system where NPC (non-playing characters)…
U.S. Patent No. 7,628,697: Game apparatus, game progressing method, program, and recording medium
U.S. Patent No. 7,628,697: Game apparatus, game progressing method, program, and recording medium Issued Dec. 8, 2009, to Square Enix Summary: The ‘697 patent describes a game apparatus where a character is…
U.S. Patent No. 7,632,186: Spectator mode for a game
U.S. Patent No. 7,632,186: Spectator mode for a game Issued Dec. 15, 2009, to Microsoft Summary: The ‘186 patent provides for a system which allows a player to observe other game…
U.S. Patent No. 7,625,284: Systems and methods for indicating input actions in a rhythm-action game
U.S. Patent No. 7,625,284: Systems and methods for indicating input actions in a rhythm-action game Issued Dec. 1, 2009, to Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. Summary: The ‘284 patent describes the visual concept…