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Several Publishers Sued for Infringing 3D Patent

Posted by Zonk on from the i-have-patented-the-cube-rubiks-pay-up dept.

jok writes "According to a story on GameDaily, law firm McKool Smith is suing several publishers for infringing their patent on a "Method and Apparatus for Spherical Planning", filed in 1988. Among the companies being sued are several big names, such as Square Enix, Electronic Arts, Vivendi Universal, Sega."

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  1. Yikes! by Average_Joe_Sixpack · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does this mean I'm no longer allowed to play UT??

  2. patent on spherical planning by stanmann · · Score: 5, Funny

    So is this patent on Pi? or just on a technique for simulating depth, for prior art, do I need to pull up van gogh or dali? or just mario 1?

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  3. News Flash: Duke Nukem Forever Delayed by fembots · · Score: 5, Funny

    Due to pending lawsuit.

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  4. Lucky for Duke Nukem Forever by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    By the time it comes out the patent will be expired!

  5. Re:This is why software patents by operagost · · Score: 5, Funny
    The problem is that some ideas are not quite scaleable, and the technology nor adoption may exist at the time of filing the patent.
    In that case, I'm filing the patent for my antimatter engine now.
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  6. Re:Imagine a world without lawyers by CatLord42 · · Score: 5, Funny

    You may draw the analogy ;)

    But not in 3D!!!

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