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Earlier this year, Korean electronics manufacturer LG tried to ban the sale of PS3’s in Europe and America, going so far as seizing European shipments and even raiding people’s homes. The reason for LG’s chagrin and muscly litigious strong-arming is an alleged patent dispute regarding the Blu-ray drive that all PlayStation 3’s feature.
Sony, obviously unhappy, claimed LG infringed on its own patents with its televisions and mobile phones, kicking of a round of patent prosecution ... [»]
You’ll remember that yesterday we posted up an article detailing how LG had managed to confiscate thousands of PS3’s and were about to ask the courts to allow them to be destroyed. Well they’ve now had their court case and the ... [»]
Remember the Wii Vitality Sensor? It was revealed to the public at E3 2009 and elicited a resounding “What?†from most people. Since then, the peripheral has been on the down-low, but Siliconera has dug up some information on a new Nintendo patent.The patent covers the details of a game that ... [»]
Have you ever been playing a game online with some friends, then suddenly find yourself sitting in the lobby because you don't have the required DLC maps or content required?
Well Microsoft have just patented a new system which will allow gamers to purchase and download DLC on the fly. Don't have that ... [»]
Sony has recently filed a patent for something it calls, Degradable Demo’s, which at first I thought meant the demo stopped working after a certain amount of time… But no it’s way cooler than that. The way they envisage it working is that the demo can be distributed on ... [»]
This is possibly my worst nightmare, terminators showing up at my door to talk to me about my future and how they would just like a moment of my time to discuss what God has in store for me. But fear not it' isn’t that bad yet, however Microsoft has recently ... [»]
In a disturbing turn of events a little know company called Worlds.com has served papers on NCSoft for infringing on their virtual world patent. Apparently they patented the idea of creating a virtual world and allowing people to interact inside of it, you know the same type of thing ... [»]