massively.com - 1/2/2009
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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 much havoc this could play with our favorite ...
virtualworldsnews.com - 12/29/2008
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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, ...
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Worlds.com Files Suit Against NCsoft for Patent ...
massively.com - 12/30/2008
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massively.com —
As you probably know by now, Worlds.com has
filed suit against NCsoft for infringement of one of...
two key patents that it holds. We talked about those patents and Worlds.com's securing the services of General Patent Corporation for the purposes of ...
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The patent that stole Christmas
themmoexperience.blogspot.com - 12/30/2008
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themmoexperience.blogspot.com —
Worlds.com filed suit against NCSoft for copyright infringement
on Christmas Eve. Two patents filed in 2000 by...
Worlds.com involving scalable chat and enabling users to interact with each other in virtual space are all infringed upon by NCSoft's games(Including City of Heroes, Aion, Tabula Rasa, ...
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MMORPGs Getting Sued
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News: Patently Ridiculous!
Penny Arcade —
Massively (and others ) dropped articles earlier this week re: one of these tech lawsuits that bloom perennially in the game industry. This time it's Worlds.com versus NCSoft, and if you think the patent in the strip is ridiculous, know that it was modeled on the real one - one which purports to define a " System and method for enabling users to interact in a virtual space ." Ha! You may be thinking to yourself, where have I heard of these people? Surely it can't be the same Worlds.com responsible for slipshod brandscapes such as ...
Worlds.com aims to sue over the virtual world of Warcraft
WoW.com —
... That's the gist of it. Kidrin plans on going after a few other companies before knocking on Blizzard's door: notably, Worlds.com has already filed suit against NCsoft, which publishes ...
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