July 23, 2021
Japanese game maker Gree Inc., which has won more than $100 million in two Eastern District of Texas trials against rival "Clash of Clans" maker Supercell Oy, has settled a series of lawsuits that alleged Supercell infringed 27 patents, according to court filings.
December 02, 2020
Japanese game maker Gree Inc. is urging a Texas federal judge to triple an $8.5 million jury verdict after "Clash of Clans" maker Supercell Oy was found to infringe its patented game features, saying the increase is "appropriate and reasonable" given Supercell's litigation misconduct.
September 18, 2020
A Texas federal jury on Friday morning found the company behind the wildly popular "Clash of Clans" mobile game infringed at least one claim of five patents held by Japanese game maker Gree Inc. and awarded Gree a lump sum of $8.5 million in damages, according to a jury verdict form.
September 17, 2020
The company behind the wildly popular "Clash of Clans" mobile game should pay up to $24.6 million for past infringements on five patents held by its foe, Japanese game maker Gree Inc., Gree told a Texas federal jury Thursday.
September 09, 2020
U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap Wednesday declined to postpone a Texas federal court patent trial against Supercell, the maker of the "Clash Royale" mobile game, noting that the gaming company filed its delay bid just 36 hours before Thursday's scheduled jury selection.
July 21, 2020
An Eastern District of Texas judge agreed Tuesday to postpone a patent trial against the maker of the popular mobile game "Clash Royale," who had warned that the trial set to begin in two weeks could be a "superspreader" event amid a surge of COVID-19 cases in the Lone Star State.
July 20, 2020
A Texas federal judge has denied a bid by the company behind the popular "Clash of Clans" mobile game to rule that it did not infringe Japanese game maker Gree Inc.'s patents, the latest in the two video game makers' legal battle.
May 01, 2020
The copyright and patent offices have pushed back certain deadlines as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, while at least one intellectual property bench trial is about to proceed over video. Here, Law360 pulls together all the updates you might have missed, including victories for 3M in its trademark campaign and a new suit by comedian Jeff Dunham seeking to protect his image.
March 18, 2020
The company behind the wildly popular "Clash of Clans" mobile game must face patent infringement suits filed by its foe, Japanese game maker Gree Inc., in Texas, the Federal Circuit said, finding a previous agreement between the companies setting California as the litigation forum doesn't apply.