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Gaming Industry IP News: Switch pirate sued by Nintendo, Tencent casts shadow on Sony lawsuit, World of Warcraft private server petitions Blizzard for a license, and more
13 Nov 2025 23:06 GMT
… caused to its Horizon trademark and goodwill (regardless of … to paying customers. Although Blizzard has never publicly granted … a reexamination of the patent. Typically, a reexamination … sponte reexamination. Accordingly, the patent will be reviewed, and …
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Nintendo's patent fight against Palworld over Pokemon mechanics "further" undermined, IP expert says, as US Patent and Trademark lead calls controversial summoning patent into question
04 Nov 2025 13:54 GMT
… by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, as its director … against Palworld.
The patent in question – patent number 12,403,397 … IP expert and former Blizzard consultant Florian Mueller via … many weeks where a patent or patent application related to the …
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Turtle WoW Responds to Blizzard Lawsuit with Open Letter Proposal
18 Oct 2025 19:41 GMT
… lawsuit from World of Warcraftdeveloper Blizzard Entertainment, Turtle WoW has issued … with some tweaks. In August, Blizzard sued the provider, alleging illegal … of proprietary code, assets and trademarks.
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Activision Blizzard called out for Diablo marketing using AI images
30 Jul 2025 15:22 GMT
… Ipyreable, who pointed out the trademark tells of generative AI in … to deter Activision Blizzard King. (Image credit: Windows Central / Activision)Activision Blizzard King is … used to craft images of trademarked IPs.
Despite the legal gray …
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Legal Experts Say Nintendo's Monster Summoning Patent Likely Wouldn’t Survive In Court, But Will Still Deter Competition
11 Sep 2025 17:59 GMT
Last week, the US Patent and Trademark Office made a decision … they granted Nintendo a patent that covers the gameplay …
“The filing for such patent protection indicates that Nintendo does … failing to stop the Activision Blizzard merger and Google avoiding …
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Blizzard files lawsuit against World of Warcraft Classic+ server Turtle WoW
01 Sep 2025 07:08 GMT
… group illegally utilizes Blizzard’s code, trademarks, and assets, … claims of copyright and trademark infringement, as well as … risk to players.
Blizzard further elaborated that it … and ongoing infringement of Blizzard’s intellectual property.”
Turtle …
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Blizzard files copyright lawsuit against Turtle WoW
01 Sep 2025 00:18 GMT
… group uses Blizzard's code, assets, and trademarks without … creating potential security risks.
Blizzard stated in its complaint that … in Unreal Engine 5.
Blizzard alleges that Turtle WoW … statement to PCGamesN, a Blizzard spokesperson said, "Our …
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Blizzard Is Suing Turtle WoW Creators
30 Aug 2025 19:59 GMT
Blizzard Entertainment has filed a lawsuit … and trademark infringement, potentially signaling the beginning of tougher enforcement of Blizzard …
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Blizzard files lawsuit against owners of the fan-developed Turtle WoW servers
30 Aug 2025 16:04 GMT
… Turtle WoW are using Blizzard's artwork, trademarks, and official code … .
A Blizzard spokesperson shared the following … uses our code, assets, and trademarks to market an unprotected experience …
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Developing Issues in Patent Damages: Future Royalties
21 Aug 2025 00:16 GMT
… until 2034, when the patent expires. Without relying on … designing around the infringed patent or by stopping production … In Acceleration Bay LLC v. Activision Blizzard, Inc., 334 F. Supp … those sales figures through patent expiration seven years later. …