Patents
U.S. Patent No. 7,614,955: Method for online game matchmaking using play style information
U.S. Patent No. 7,614,955: Method for online game matchmaking using play style information Issued November 10, 2009, to Microsoft Summary: The ‘955 patent describes a method for accumulating data in order…
U.S. Patent No. 7,635,300: Damage control game program and game machine
U.S. Patent No. 7,635,300: Damage control game program and game machine Issued Dec. 22, 2009, to Konami Summary: The ‘300 patent provides a new way to treat character damage during a game.…
U.S. Patent No. 7,613,616: Training a user to execute a sequence of commands in a game environment by using voice control
U.S. Patent No. 7,613,616: Training a user to execute a sequence of commands in a game environment by using voice control Issued Nov. 3, 2009, to Sony Summary: Put away your…
Nintendo and Tomita back in court over “Offset Presetting Means”
Tomita Technologies USA LLC v. Nintendo Co. U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Case No. 11-cv-04256, Filed June 22, 2011 Case No. 1:14-cv-09560, Filed December 3, 2014 Back in…
U.S. Patent No. 7,611,410: Score verification system and score verification method of online game
U.S. Patent No. 7,611,410: Score verification system and score verification method of online game Issued Nov. 3, 2009, to Square Enix Summary: The ‘410 patent provides a score verification system which verifies…
U.S. Patent No. 7,589,742: Random map generation in a strategy video game
U.S. Patent No. 7,589,742: Random map generation in a strategy video game Issued Sep. 15, 2009, to Microsoft Summary: The ‘742 patent seeks to make video games more interested by describing a…
Decided: Quintal Research Group v. Nintendo
Quintal Research Group, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc. Case No. 4:13-cv-00888 United States District Court for the Northern District of California Filed February 27, 2013; Terminated July 17, 2015 Plaintiff Quintal…
U.S. Patent No. 7,585,225: Video game apparatus for displaying information indicating boundary between fields
U.S. Patent No. 7,585,225: Video game apparatus for displaying information indicating boundary between fields Issued Sep. 8, 2009, to Square Enix Summary: The ‘225 patent describes a system where the environment…
Case Update – IPR filed by EA against White Knuckle IP patent on game updates
Back in January we reported a new patent case filed by White Knuckle IP against Electronic Arts over updating sports video games based on real-life events during a season. The asserted patent…
U.S. Patent No. 6,748,326: Information processing apparatus and method for displaying weather data as a background for an electronic pet in a virtual space
U.S. Patent No. 6,748,326: Information processing apparatus and method for displaying weather data as a background for an electronic pet in a virtual space Issued June 8, 2004, to Sony Summary:…
U.S. Patent No. 6,251,010: Game Machine Apparatus and Method with Enhanced Time-Related Display of Pokemon-Type Characters
U.S. Patent No. 6,251,010: game machine apparatus and method with enhanced time-related display of pokemon-type characters Issued June 26, 2001, to Nintendo Co. Ltd. Summary: For those of you Pokemon fans…
UPDATED: T5 Labs, LLC v. Gaikai, Inc.
T5 Labs, LLC v. Gaikai, Inc. United States District Court, District of Delaware Case No. 1:12-cv-01281, Filed October 5, 2012 This case was terminated on April 11, 2014. The parties settled the…
Motiva LLC v. Nintendo Co. Ltd. Case Dismissed
Motiva LLC v. Nintendo Co. Ltd. United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Case No. 10-cv-349, Filed March 2, 2010 This case was terminated on June 19, 2014. The…
U.S. Patent No. 7,584,154: Arbitration of online game results using an arbitration server and method
U.S. Patent No. 7,584,154: Arbitration of online game results using an arbitration server and method Issued Sep. 1, 2009, to Microsoft Summary: The ‘154 patent provides an arbitration service for online gaming.…
U.S. Patent No. 6,973,430: Method for outputting voice of object and device used therefor
U.S. Patent No. 6,973,430: Method for outputting voice of object and device used therefor Issued December 6, 2005, to Sony Summary: The ‘430 creates a voice-activated system allowing the player to…
U.S. Patent No. 7,503,006: Visual indication of current voice speaker
U.S. Patent No. 7,503,006: Visual indication of current voice speaker Issued March 10, 2009, to Microsoft Summary: The ‘006 patent provides a method for visually indicating a voice speaker during an…
U.S. Patent No. 7,497,779: Video game including time dilation effect and a storage medium storing software for the video game
U.S. Patent No. 7,497,779: Video game including time dilation effect and a storage medium storing software for the video game Issued March 3, 2009, to Nintendo Summary: The ‘779 patent describes…
Nintendo Wii Balance Board suit dismissed
Ithaca Ventures k.s. et al. v. Nintendo of America Inc. et al. United States District Court, Western District of Washington 2:14-cv-01512 Filed May 9, 2013 Terminated May 18, 2015 On May 18,…
USPTO IPR on “Rock Band” Decided:
On May 6, 2015, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board found four claims of U.S. Patent No. 5,513,129 invalid. The patent, owned by Princeton Digital Image Corp., is directed to controlling virtual…
U.S. Patent No. 7,027,034: Method of moving objects on TV monitor, the computer and recording medium for executing the method
U.S. Patent No. 7,027,034: Method of moving objects on TV monitor, the computer and recording medium for executing the method Issued April 11, 2006, to Sony Summary: The ‘034 patent describes…