Activision Blizzard Ordered To Pay $23.4M For Patent Infringement

A jury recently ruled in favor of tech incubator Acceleration Bay in a patent infringement case against Microsoft Corp.‘s MSFT Activision Blizzard, ordering the gaming giant to pay $23.4 million.

According to GamesIndustry.biz, the lawsuit, initiated in 2015 and concluded on May 3, was centered on patents related to networking and broadcasting allegedly used in Activision’s multiplayer games, particularly World of Warcraft and two Call of Duty titles.

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The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware oversaw the case, where jurors were tasked with determining whether Activision’s products infringed on Acceleration Bay’s patents.

Following deliberation, the jury found Activision liable and awarded $18 million for copyright infringement related to World of Warcraft and $5.4 million for the Call of Duty titles.

The tech incubator has also pursued similar patent infringement suits against other industry players like Electronic Arts Inc EA, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc TTWO, and Amazon Web Services.

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