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Nintendo Files Patent Application Directed to Touchscreen Creature Capture
Nintendo filed a patent application to be included in their creature-capture and mount-switching gameplay systems patent family. Japanese Patent Application 2026-019762 relates to a monster catching gameplay loop in which players use…
Federal Circuit Finds Niantic AR-related Patent Claims Ineligible
On April 23, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a District Court ruling that patent claims directed to augmented reality (“AR”) location services were not subject-matter eligible under…
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, Nintendo Co., Ltd., Game Freak Inc., and Creatures Inc. Filed: May 18,…
U.S. Patent No. 6,595,858: Image-display game system
U.S. Patent No. 6,595,858: Image-display game system Issued July 22, 2003, to Nintendo Co. Ltd., Game Freak Inc., and Creatures Inc. Filed: June 1, 2000 (claiming priority to August 26, 1999) Overview:…
28th Anniversary of Magic: The Gathering – A discussion of IP Considerations – Part Three
28th Anniversary of Magic: The Gathering – A discussion of IP Considerations – Part Three By Sandy Rokhlin* This is the third and final post in our MTG Intellectual Property series, click…
28th Anniversary of Magic: The Gathering – A discussion of IP Considerations – Part Two
28th Anniversary of Magic: The Gathering – A discussion of IP Considerations – Part Two By Sandy Rokhlin* This is the second post in our MTG Intellectual Property series, please click here…
28th Anniversary of Magic: The Gathering – A discussion of IP Considerations – Part One
28th Anniversary of Magic: The Gathering – A discussion of IP Considerations – Part One By Sandy Rokhlin* Magic: The Gathering (“MTG”) has been around for nearly 30 years, with a new…
Lawsuit Update: Pokémon GOes Scot-Free
Lawsuit Update: Pokémon GOes Scot-Free Barbaro Tech., LLC v. Niantic, Inc.Case No. 21-1249The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitDecided: July 9, 2021 In 2018, Barbaro Technologies, LLC (“Barbaro”) sued…
Pokémon GO Creator Niantic, Inc. sued for Augmented Reality Patent Infringement
On January 30, 2018, Barbaro Technologies, LLC (“Barbaro”) sued Niantic, Inc. (“Niantic”) for the alleged infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,373,377 and 8,228,325. Barbaro’s asserted patents are generally directed to integrating real-world…
Photographer sues IGN over Pokémon GO Photo
On January 12, 2018, photographer Christopher Sadowski sued IGN Entertainment, Inc. (“IGN”) for copyright infringement. The copyright in question: a photograph of the Pokémon GO homepage on Sadowski’s cell phone, similar to (but…
Pikachu: “I Sue You!”
Pikachu may be cute, but he’s got teeth. The Pokémon Company Int’l. Inc. (“Pokémon”) filed suit last Friday against Beckett Media LLC (“Beckett”), accusing Beckett of copyright infringement. Specifically, Pokémon alleges that…