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Lawsuits April 29, 2026

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Today's 5 Patents

Patent No.	Title	Assignee	Issue Date
U.S. Pat. No. 12,145,056 U.S. Pat. App. No. 18/449,699	Methods Implementing Doorbell Register/File Identification Table with High-Speed Data Communication Fabric for Cloud Gaming Data Storage and Retrieval	Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC	August 14, 2023	Patent Details
U.S. Pat. No. 12,138,551 U.S. Pat. App. No. 18/433,039	GAME CONTROL METHOD, GAME SERVER, AND PROGRAM	GREE, INC.	February 5, 2024	Patent Details
U.S. Design Pat. No. D1,085,236 U.S. Pat. App. No. 29/950,440	VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER	Performance Designed Products LLC	July 2, 2024	Patent Details
U.S. Pat. No. 12,194,389 U.S. Pat. App. No. 18/487,340	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LIMITED-TIME EVENTS TO USERS IN AN ONLINE GAME	Kabam, Inc.	October 16, 2023	Patent Details
U.S. Pat. No. 12,172,075 U.S. Pat. App. No. 18/492,522	Systems and Methods for Programming Movements Of Player-Controlled Avatars in Video Games	Activision Publishing, Inc.	October 23, 2023	Patent Details