Via Vadis, LLC et al v. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

  1. February 22, 2022

    World Of Warcraft Patent Case Settles Ahead Of Texas Trial

    Blizzard Entertainment said it has settled claims that popular games like World of Warcraft and Diablo infringe a Luxembourg company's patents, notifying a Texas federal court of the deal just a day before the trial was set to kick off.

  2. February 17, 2022

    IP Forecast: Activision Blizzard Set For Trial Over Data Patent

    Jurors in Austin, Texas, next week will hear lawyers for Microsoft's incoming video game subsidiary Activision Blizzard defend against claims that games like "World of Warcraft" and "Diablo" use data processing technology covered by a Luxembourg company's patent. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  3. January 19, 2022

    Blizzard Can't Beat Networking Patent Infringement Suit

    A Texas federal judge denied a summary judgment bid from incoming Microsoft subsidiary Blizzard Entertainment Inc. on Wednesday, rejecting its attempt to escape a suit accusing it of infringing a networking patent.

  4. May 12, 2021

    Amazon 'Annihilated' Evidence In Patent Suit, Tech Cos. Say

    Amazon has admitted it systematically "annihilated" all evidence over the first six years of a Texas federal court suit accusing the online retail giant of infringing networking patents, the tech companies suing it claimed Wednesday in a bid for sanctions.