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Segan LLC v. Zynga Inc.
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September 11, 2015
Judge Orders $1.19M In Attys' Fees In 'Unreasonable' IP Suit
A California federal judge on Friday ordered Segan LLC to pay $1.19 million in attorneys' fees to Zynga Inc. and additional sanctions for filing a "totally unreasonable" infringement suit over a patent covering character icons that can interact with websites.
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August 27, 2015
Judge Calls IP Suit 'Unreasonable' In Zynga Sanctions Bid
A California federal judge bashed Segan LLC and its counsel, Blank Rome LLP, Thursday for filing a "totally unreasonable" infringement suit against Zynga Inc. over a patent covering character icons that can interact with websites, but said he wasn't sure it was enough to justify $1 million in sanctions.
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May 28, 2015
Zynga Says Don't Stall On Blank Rome, Segan Patent Sanction
Zynga Inc. on Wednesday urged a California federal judge to not let Segan LLC and its counsel, Blank Rome LLP, delay a ruling on sanctions over a "frivolous" patent suit accusing Zynga of ripping off website-interacting characters, arguing the case has already gone on too long.
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April 22, 2015
Zynga Wants Blank Rome, Segan Sanctioned For Patent Suit
Zynga Inc. urged a California federal judge to sanction Segan LLC and its counsel, Blank Rome LLP, for filing a "frivolous" infringement suit over a patent covering the use and design of characters that can interact with websites, saying Tuesday that Zynga's games "work nothing like the patented technology."
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April 01, 2015
Game Likely Over For Segan's Zynga Patent Suit, Judge Says
A California federal judge indicated Wednesday that he's likely to nix Segan LLC's case accusing several Zynga Inc. games of infringing a patent on using and designing characters that can interact with websites, saying that under his interpretation of the patent, Zynga's games function differently and don't infringe.
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February 02, 2015
Judge Allows IP Claims Change In Zynga Suit
After questioning the fairness of allowing Segan LLC to update allegations that Zynga Inc.'s online games infringe a network-display patent, a California federal judge on Friday nevertheless approved Segan's bid to amend its infringement theories ahead of the case's summary judgment phase.
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January 29, 2015
Judge Slams Timing Of Plea To Update Zynga IP Claims
A California federal judge on Thursday bashed technology development company Segan LLC's bid to update allegations that Zynga Inc.'s online games infringed a network-display patent, saying it "doesn't seem fair" for Segan to change its infringement theories so soon before the case's summary judgment phase.