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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. The Patent. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?u=/netah tml/srchnum.htm&Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&r=1&l= 50&f=G&d=PALL&s1=4734690.WKU.&OS=PN/4734690&RS=PN/ 4734690/

    Before everyone starts going full steam.

  2. Re:That's what I was thinking! by rainman_bc · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Oh crap, she's the daughter of the ketchup company? I never knew...

    Damn - way to marry up in the world eh...

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