In order to make a claim of patent infringement against an individual or organization, the infringing product must perform all of the functions laid out in the patent. For example, if an inventor registers a patent on a device that combs your hair, brushes your teeth and cooks you breakfast, he cannot sue another organization
Last week, we discussed the July 8 GamePolitics.com story about Ontario-based web services company Treehouse Avatar Technologies accusing companies of patent violations. Just two days later, Game Politics reported that it had learned that at least three other independent development studios received letters from the law firm representing Treehouse, all of them appearing to be “almost
On July 8, the computer and video game blog GamePolitics.com reported that a law firm representing Ontario-based web services company Treehouse Avatar Technologies sent a legal packet to Bothel, Washington-based Bad Pug Games claiming that the independent development studio “was violating an obscure 858 patent.” Bad Pug is the creator of the space-themed strategy massively
The patent litigation battle between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. dominated a majority of the headlines concerning mobile phone technology, but Bloomberg News reported on May 23 that Nokia Oyj is suing rival mobile phone maker HTC Corp. for selling products in the United States that allegedly infringe three of its patents. According
