Pokémon GO
U.S. Patent No. 11,007,429: Background process for importing real-world activity data into a location-based game
U.S. Patent No. 11,007,429: Background process for importing real-world activity data into a location-based game Issued May 18, 2021, to Niantic Inc.Filed/Priority to June 26, 2019 This Niantic patent, likely related to…
Lawsuit Update: Pokémon GOes Scot-Free
Lawsuit Update: Pokémon GOes Scot-Free Barbaro Tech., LLC v. Niantic, Inc.Case No. 21-1249The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitDecided: July 9, 2021 In 2018, Barbaro Technologies, LLC (“Barbaro”) sued…
Pokemon Go Developer Niantic Wins Battle Over 3D Virtual Thematic Environment Patent
Pokemon Go Developer Niantic Wins Battle Over 3D Virtual Thematic Environment Patent Barbaro Technologies, LLC v Niantic, Inc. United States District Court for the Northern District of California Case No. 18-cv-02955-RS Filed…
Places Where You Must Not Pokemon Go
Places Where You Must Not Pokemon Go In re Pokemon Go Nuisance Litigation United States District Court for the Northern District of California Filed: February 14, 2019 Case No. 3:16-cv-04300-JD Following the…
Pokémon GO Creator Niantic, Inc. sued for Augmented Reality Patent Infringement
On January 30, 2018, Barbaro Technologies, LLC (“Barbaro”) sued Niantic, Inc. (“Niantic”) for the alleged infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,373,377 and 8,228,325. Barbaro’s asserted patents are generally directed to integrating real-world…
Photographer sues IGN over Pokémon GO Photo
On January 12, 2018, photographer Christopher Sadowski sued IGN Entertainment, Inc. (“IGN”) for copyright infringement. The copyright in question: a photograph of the Pokémon GO homepage on Sadowski’s cell phone, similar to (but…