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1,220 days later, the Federal Trade Commission blessed Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard King: administrative complaint withdrawn
Read more: 1,220 days later, the Federal Trade Commission blessed Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard King: administrative complaint withdrawnContext: On January 18, 2022, Microsoft announced an agreement to acquire Activision Blizzard, also referred to as Activision Blizzard King (ABK; King being the Candy Crush maker). The regulators in many jurisdictions cleared the deal either on the fast track or after an in-depth investigation. In the special case of the UK Competition & Markets…
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Discord’s streaming under patent attack in Europe while Epic fends off another patent holder’s U.S. lawsuit over Travis Scott, Ariana Grande concerts
Read more: Discord’s streaming under patent attack in Europe while Epic fends off another patent holder’s U.S. lawsuit over Travis Scott, Ariana Grande concertsContext: While patent disputes between game makers such as Nintendo’s litigation against Pocketpair over Palworld (May 11, 2025 games fray article) are few and far between, the $200B video game industry is a frequent target of patent assertions by smaller patent holders, often (but not always) non-practicing entities (NPEs). What’s new: We have discovered a…
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Pocketpair already demoed gliding Pals in June 2021 — six months prior to Nintendo’s original patent application on switching riding objects!
Read more: Pocketpair already demoed gliding Pals in June 2021 — six months prior to Nintendo’s original patent application on switching riding objects!In order to give Nintendo no chance to sue over a forthcoming U.S: patent, Pocketpair removed a feature from Palworld that it had already demoed in 2021.
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Pocketpair presents moving-target challenge to Nintendo’s patent assertions, which annoy gamers but may ultimately make zero impact
Read more: Pocketpair presents moving-target challenge to Nintendo’s patent assertions, which annoy gamers but may ultimately make zero impactNintendo’s patent assertions against Palworld have led to further changes to gameplay in an effort by Pocketpair to eliminate any litigation risks.
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U.S. appeals court finally decides Microsoft legitimately acquired Activision Blizzard: FTC loses by ultrawide margin
Read more: U.S. appeals court finally decides Microsoft legitimately acquired Activision Blizzard: FTC loses by ultrawide marginThe Federal Trade Commission unsucessfully appealed a district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction against Microsoft’s 2023 acquisition of Activision Blizzard King.
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Pocketpair’s defenses against Nintendo’s patent lawsuit unpacked: ARK, Craftopia, Zelda, FF14 etc. may render asserted patents invalid
Read more: Pocketpair’s defenses against Nintendo’s patent lawsuit unpacked: ARK, Craftopia, Zelda, FF14 etc. may render asserted patents invalidOn games fray’s behalf, a Japanese lawyer today visited the Tokyo District court to look at the Nintendo v. Pocketpair case file. Now we can summarize Pocketpair’s key arguments.
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Nintendo secures two more anti-Palworld U.S. patents, might file multi-patent U.S. lawsuit against Pocketpair in a matter of months now
Read more: Nintendo secures two more anti-Palworld U.S. patents, might file multi-patent U.S. lawsuit against Pocketpair in a matter of months nowNintendo has recently received a third U.S: patent it might want to assert against Palworld, and a fourth one is now a mere formality.
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Yesterday Nintendo received a U.S. version of another anti-Palworld patent and asked the U.S. patent office for an interview to get a third patent
Read more: Yesterday Nintendo received a U.S. version of another anti-Palworld patent and asked the U.S. patent office for an interview to get a third patentNintendo and The Pokémon Company received two new U.S. patents yesterday, one of which is from a patent family Nintendo is using against Palworld in Japan.
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- 1,220 days later, the Federal Trade Commission blessed Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard King: administrative complaint withdrawn
- Discord’s streaming under patent attack in Europe while Epic fends off another patent holder’s U.S. lawsuit over Travis Scott, Ariana Grande concerts
- Pocketpair already demoed gliding Pals in June 2021 — six months prior to Nintendo’s original patent application on switching riding objects!
- Pocketpair presents moving-target challenge to Nintendo’s patent assertions, which annoy gamers but may ultimately make zero impact
- U.S. appeals court finally decides Microsoft legitimately acquired Activision Blizzard: FTC loses by ultrawide margin