Activision Blizzard

vs.Worlds Inc.

By Chris, Goldie, and Tai

Fact of the Week

• Oakley has been working on glasses like project Glass since 1997.

• They plan on licensing there patents to Google, Apple and Microsoft

Activision vs. Worlds Inc.

• Worlds Inc. sues Activision for virtual world infringement

• They filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard over World of Warcraft and Call of Duty.

• According to the company, both franchises violate its patent by using a "system and method for enabling users to interact in a virtual space."

Worlds Inc., not the first time?

• This is the second time Worlds Inc. has sued a publisher over an MMOG.

• The company went after South Korea-based NCSoft back in 2008, claiming that City of Heroes and its other MMOGs for the same reason

• That case ended up getting dismissed

"System and Method for

Enabling Users to Interact in a

Virtual Space.“

• These patents relate to computer architecture for three-dimensional graphical multi-user interactive virtual world systems. Such systems are used in Massive Multiplayer Online games (MMOs).

• Why wait until now?

Worlds Inc• They were asked why they are targeting

Activision• Their answer was “We believe there is plentiful

and strong evidence of infringement of our patents by Activision Blizzard, Inc. et al and that we have an excellent chance of success in this case.”

• They’re not even sure that Activision is using the patents.

Why is Worlds Inc. targeting

Activision instead of other companies?

• Went after a company who owns some of the biggest names in the gaming industry.

• Couldn’t find a list of all the games they have so here are the partnerships Activision Blizzard made

• http://www.giantbomb.com/activision-blizzard-inc/65-6397/