Major video game developer, Activision Blizzard has been found by a Delaware federal jury to owe Acceleration Bay a total of $23.4 million. This is due to allegations of patent infringement related to their highly popular games; “World of Warcraft”, and “Call of Duty”.
The decision states that Activision Blizzard is to compensate Acceleration Bay with $18 million with regards to the infringements found in “World of Warcraft” and a further $5.4 million for infringements related to “Call of Duty”.
You can glean further specific details about the case from this in-depth article.
This decision adds to a growing list of litigations in the video game industry, demonstrating the importance and value of patents within this sector. As technology and related patent specifications continue to advance, we can expect to see many more cases, not unlike this one, in the near future.