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U.S. Patent No. 11,045,725: Controller visualization in virtual and augmented reality environments

U.S. Patent No. 11,045,725: Controller visualization in virtual and augmented reality environments Issued June 29, 2021, to Valve Corp. Filed/Priority to May 14, 2019 Hey, where’d my controller go?  A common question…

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Updates on Valve’s Virtual Patent Jury Trial

Updates on Valve’s Virtual Patent Jury Trial Ironburg Inventions Ltd. v. Valve CorporationCase No. C17-1182United States District Court for the Western District of WashingtonDecided: July 19, 2021 On January 5, 2021, the…

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Riot Games and Valve Win Over PalTalk’s Invalidated Patent Affirmed

Riot Games and Valve Win Over PalTalk’s Invalidated Patent Affirmed PalTalk Holdings, Inc. v. Riot Games, Inc. Case No: 19-2035 United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Decided June 16,…

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PalTalk Heads to the Federal Circuit

PalTalk Heads to the Federal Circuit PalTalk Holdings Inc. v. Riot Games Inc. et al. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Case Nos.: 19-2035, 19-2036, 19-2037, and 19-2038 Filed…

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Blizzard Takes New Stance on Custom Game IP

Blizzard Takes New Stance on Custom Game IP Following the release of the remastered edition of Blizzard Entertainment’s classic real-time strategy game “Warcraft 3” as “Warcraft 3: Reforged,” Blizzard also updated its…

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Heroes Charge into Copyright Battle

Heroes Charge into Copyright Battle Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and Valve Corporation v. Lilith Games (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. and uCool, Inc., United States District Court of the Northern District of California, 2018 Case…

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Twitch Takes Action Against Trolls Amid Artifact’s Downfall

Twitch Takes Action Against Trolls Amid Artifact’s Downfall Twitch Interactive, Inc. v. John and Jane Does 1-100 United States District Court for the Northern District of California filed on June 14, 2019…

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Valve’s IPR Petitions Run Out of Steam

Valve Corp. v. Electronic Scripting Products IPR2019-00062 Decision Issued: April 2, 2019     On April 2, 2019, The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) declined Valve’s petition to institute an Inter…

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