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Today's 5 Patents

Patent No.	Title	Assignee	Issue Date
U.S. Pat. No. 12,420,198 U.S. Pat. App. No. 18/635,930	RESPAWN SYSTEMS AND METHODS IN VIDEO GAMES	Electronic Arts Inc.	April 15, 2024	Patent Details
U.S. Pat. No. 12,478,882 U.S. Pat. App. No. 18/304,520	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING SHARED IN-GAME OBJECTIVES IN VIRTUAL GAMES	Quanata LLC	April 21, 2023	Patent Details
U.S. Pat. No. 12,201,907 U.S. Pat. App. No. 18/363,337	LIVE GAMEPLAY UPDATES	Electronic Arts Inc	August 1, 2023	Patent Details
U.S. Pat. No. 12,427,421 U.S. Pat. App. No. 18/325,865	STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND GAME PROCESSING METHOD	Nintendo Co Ltd	May 30, 2023	Patent Details
U.S. Design Pat. No. D1,098,058 U.S. Pat. App. No. 29/895,372	FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR GAME CONTROLLERS	Unknown assignee	June 21, 2023	Patent Details