NantWorks, LLC et al v. Niantic, Inc.

  1. July 10, 2024

    Pokemon Go Maker Escapes Gaming Patent Suit

    A California federal judge has let the developer of smartphone game Pokemon Go out of a patent infringement suit, deciding that a patent related to augmented reality technology covers an abstract idea.

  2. January 17, 2023

    Pokémon Go Maker Knocks Out 2nd Patent In Gaming IP Fight

    Pokémon Go creators have knocked out another patent in NantWorks' suit alleging infringement of three of its augmented reality patents after a California magistrate judge found that the invention, which provides information to users based on map locations, is an abstract idea since it doesn't improve any computer technology.

  3. January 04, 2021

    Pokémon Go Maker Gets IP Suit Trimmed Under Alice

    A California federal magistrate judge trimmed a patent suit Monday accusing the creator of smartphone game Pokémon Go of infringing three augmented reality patents belonging to companies affiliated with billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, finding that one of the patents does not pass muster under the high court's 2014 Alice ruling.

  4. December 16, 2020

    Pokémon Go Maker Likely To Beat Patent Infringement Claim

    A California federal magistrate judge struggled to see how the maker of smartphone game Pokémon Go infringed an augmented reality patent belonging to companies affiliated with billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong or why the patent shouldn't be invalidated, saying during a hearing Wednesday, "Maybe it's speedier, but fast isn't inventive."

  5. September 03, 2020

    Pokémon Go Maker Accused Of Infringing Gaming IP

    The maker of the popular smartphone game Pokémon Go has been infringing a trio of patents covering "groundbreaking" augmented reality and gaming systems belonging to companies affiliated with billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, according to a suit filed Thursday in California federal court.

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