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virtualworldsnews.com - 12/29/2008

Worlds.com Files Suit Against NCsoft for Patent Infringement

— virtualworldsnews.com — Specifically, the suit claims that NCsoft has infringed on patent 7,181,690, " System and Method for Enabling... Users to Interact in a Virtual Space " through its games, including City of Heroes, City of Villains, Dungeon Runners, Exteel, Guild Wars, ... (more) Worlds.com Files Suit Against NCsoft for Patent ...

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massively.com - 1/2/2009

Worlds.com files suit against NCsoft for patent infringement

— massively.com — You might remember earlier in the month we reported on Worlds.com placing down patents on two technologies... that we commonly use in the MMO industry -- scalable chat and system and method of enabling users of interacting in a virtual space -- and how ... (more) Worlds.com files suit against NCsoft for patent infringement

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theregister.co.uk - 12/30/2008

City of Heroes fingered in MMO patent lawsuit • The Register

— theregister.co.uk — On Christmas Eve, South Korean game developer NCSoft received a lawsuit in its stocking from a Massachusetts... firm that claims to hold an extremely broad patent for developing online virtual worlds. The legal complaint from Worlds.com alleges NCsoft ... (more) City of Heroes fingered in MMO patent lawsuit • The Register

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The Case of the MMO Patent
Kill Ten Rats — ... A lot of buzz has been going on about a lawsuit against NCSoft for patent infringement on the US 7,181,690 patent.  I wish I could comment more, but I believe that Massively has a pretty good bit explaining things. ...

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun — ... Here’s a story that hit during our week off - it’s one you probably already know about, but as it’s potentially something that’s very bad news for PC gaming, it’s only fair and right to give you fine folks a convenient place to discuss it. Massively (thanks, Larington) has one of the better summations and explorations of what’s going, as they seem to have clever people with some grasp of law on their staff. RPS, by contrast, has a philosopher, a youth worker, a biologist and a literature graduate. We’re no good at this stuff. ...