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New Case: TQP v. Big Fish Games (E.D.Tex.)
This one has me a little perplexed. TQP Development sued Big Fish Games for patent infringement of USP 5,412,730. The ‘730 patent appears to cover a technique for sending encrypted data across…
Case: CyberSource v. Retail Decisions
While not a video game case per se, this will likely affect patents claiming video games because the Federal Circuit (a US appeals court for patent matters, among other things) strikes down…
No Good Comes of Messing with the Zohan
Robert W. Cabell v. Sony Entertainment Pictures, Inc. et al United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Case No. 10-2690-cv, Filed February 20, 2009 As comics often serve as…
Case Update: Rubin v. Apple Inc.
Don Rubin v. Apple Inc. et al United States District Court for N.D. Cal. Case No. 3:09-cv-02607, Filed June 9, 2009 Case Update:After surviving Apple’s motion to dismiss, on September 8,…
Case Update: Take-Two Interactive v. Apogee Software
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. v. Apogee Software, Ltd. United States District Court for S.D.N.Y. Case No. 1:2009-cv-05054, Filed May 11, 2009 Case Update:This case was dismissed with prejudice on May 28, 2010,…
Case Update: Zynga Game Network v. Playdom
Zynga Game Network, Inc. v. Playdom, Inc. United States District Court for N.D. Cal. Case No. 3:09-cv-02748-EMC, Filed June 19, 2009 Case Update: This case was dismissed on November 18, 2010. On…
Case Update: Zynga v. John Does 1-50
Zynga Game Network, Inc. v. John Does 1-50 United States District Court for N.D. Cal. Case No. 3:09-cv-02744-BZ, Filed June 19, 2009 Case Update: This case was dismissed on February, 18, 2011.…
Case Update: Nintendo v. Chan
Nintendo of America v. Daniel Man Tik Chan United States District Court for C.D. Cal. Case No. 2:09-cv-04203-JFW-PLA, Filed June 12, 2009 Case Update: This case ended on August 20, 2009, following…
Case Update: Prime Table Games v. Nat’l Table Games
Prime Table Games, LLC v. National Table Games Corp. United States District Court for S.D. Miss. Case No. 3:09-cv-346HTW-LRA, Filed June 11, 2009 Case Update: On October 7, 2009, Prime Table filed…
Case Update: LottoTron v. Morris Mohawk Gaming Group
LottoTron, Inc. v. Morris Mohawk Gaming Group United States District Court for D. N.J. Case No. 2:09-cv-03811-FSH-MAS, Filed July 31, 2009 Case Update: Pursuant to a request by the plaintiff, this case…
TTAB Affirms Disney’s Rights in “Pooh” Trademarks
Stephen Slesinger Inc. v. Disney Enterprises Inc. USPTO, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board No. 91179064, June 8, 2011 A panel of judges at the TTAB has ruled that a former licensee…
Case Update: Hochstein v. Microsoft
Hochstein et al. v. Microsoft et al. United States District Court for E.D. Mich. Case No. 04-cv-73071, Filed August 11, 2004 Case Update: After 6 long years of litigation, Hochstein’s case against…
Update: Freedom Wave v. Mad Catz et al. (P) [C.D. Cal.] 2005
Freedom Wave LLC v. Mad Catz Inc. et al., CV 2:05-cv-02954 (C.D. Cal. 2005) Technology at issue: Wireless game controllers Case Update: This case is now closed. In July of 2005 the…
Case: Microsoft v. i4i – SUPREME COURT DECISION
The long awaited decision in Microsoft v. i4i is out. In short, on June 9, 2011, the United States Supreme Court did a surprising thing: it affirmed! The Supreme Court did not…
Case Update: Innovention Toys vs. MGA Entertainment
This lawsuit has seen a lot of action recently. As previously reported, Innovention Toys LLC (“Innovention”) filed suit against MGA Entertainment Inc., and the retailer defendants (collectively “MGA”), for allegedly infringing U.S.…
Creative Kingdoms Aims Wand at Nintendo
Creative Kingdoms, makers of the MagiQuest live-action role-playing game, has filed a complaint at the International Trade Commission (ITC) against Nintendo Co., Ltd. and Nintendo of America, Inc., asking the ITC to…
Activision Blizzard and Zynga Targeted in New Patent Suit by Walker Digital
Walker Digital, LLC, a self-professed “invention” company who claims to hold over 500 patents, has filed suit against Activision, Inc., Activision Blizzard, Inc. and Zynga, Inc. In the complaint, Walker Digital alleges…
Motiva Opens New Case Against Nintendo in the ITC
As we last reported here, Motiva LLC has previously accused Nintendo Co., Ltd of infringing U.S. Patent No. 7,292,151 (‘151 Patent). The ‘151 Patent, entitled “Human Movement Measurement System,” is generally directed…
Gamer Sue for Addiction
I am not sure how this case missed our radar, but here goes… As reported at Wired.com: — A federal judge is allowing a negligence lawsuit to proceed against the publisher of…
Case Analysis: Minsky v. Linden Research, Inc.
Minsky v. Linden Research, Inc. United States District Court for N.D.N.Y. Case No. 1:08-cv-819-LEK-DRH, Settled January 22, 2009 In July 2008, Richard Minsky filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against…