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Intellectual Property

Aug. 30, 2014

Judge dubious of Zynga and EA's fee request

After successfully invalidating an Acacia Research Corp. subsidiary's patent, Zynga Inc., Electronic Arts Inc. and two other defendants appear unlikely to collect millions of dollars in legal fees.


By Kevin Lee


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - After successfully invalidating an Acacia Research Corp. subsidiary's patent, Zynga Inc., Electronic Arts Inc. and two other defendants appear unlikely to collect millions of dollars in legal fees.


U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg said at the end of Thursday's hearing that he could not identify an individual action taken by Acacia subsidiary Gametek LLC that clearly crossed the...

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