With 6 lawsuits, 32 preliminary injunction actions, and over 20 PTAB proceedings, GREE and Supercell have been duking it out in the IP world, with millions of dollars in legal fees being spent in the process. Most recently,...more
System art is of increasing importance in patent disputes despite being frequently overlooked or “left for later” in many cases. A recent decision in the Ironburg Inventions v. Valve Corp. case highlights the importance of...more
Last fall, the PTAB modified its procedures for IPR claim construction, eliminating the use of the broadest reasonable interpretation standard. Since the rule change last year, companies challenging the validity of patents at...more
8/27/2019
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Claim Construction ,
Indefiniteness ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Phillips Standard ,
Prior Art ,
Software Patents ,
Video Games
Video game patents being asserted in litigation are frequently challenged by defendants at the Patent Trial and Appeals Board by filing a petition requesting inter partes review (IPR), post-grant review (PGR), or (less...more
1/4/2019
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Covered Business Method Proceedings ,
Incentives ,
Indefiniteness ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Section 101 ,
Section 112 ,
Video Games ,
Written Descriptions