Intellectual Property
Mar. 19, 2015
Zynga, EA persuade appeals court to declare patent invalid
A group of defendants led by Zynga Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc. won an appellate court decision Tuesday that deemed a computer gaming patent ineligible for protection under federal law.
By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A group of defendants led by Zynga Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc. won an appellate court decision Tuesday that deemed a computer gaming patent ineligible for protection under federal law. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit summarily affirmed a ruling by a San Francisco federal judge that GT Gaming LLC's claimed invention covering a method for game users to make in-game purchases constituted an abstract idea. U.S. District...
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