PatentFed. Cir.19-1557Closed

McRo, Inc. v. Bandai Namco Games America

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Summary

McRo, Inc. sued major video game publishers including Bandai Namco Games, Electronic Arts, Activision, Naughty Dog, and others for patent infringement. The case involves a patent related to automated character animation technology used in video games. McRo claims the defendants' games infringe its patented method for generating facial and character expressions.

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Latest ruling: neutral (2020-05-20)

Counsel of record

For the plaintiff
For the defendant
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Docket no.
19-1557
Nature of suit
Patent
Disposition
judgment
Filed
2019-02-15
Last filing
2020-06-26
Terminated
2020-05-20

Entities in this case

McRO3Bandai Namco2

Parties

MCRO, INC., dba Planet Blue (plaintiff) SQUARE ENIX, INC. (defendant) DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS, INC. (defendant) ELECTRONIC ARTS, INC. (defendant) NAUGHTY DOG, INC. (defendant) BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (defendant) ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC. (defendant) LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY LLC (defendant) LUCASARTS, a division of LucasFilm Entertainment Company Ltd. LLC (defendant) INFINITY WARD, INC. (defendant) SUCKER PUNCH PRODUCTIONS, LLC (defendant) SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC (defendant) TREYARCH CORPORATION (defendant) BANDAI NAMCO GAMES AMERICA INC. (defendant)

Docket entries

  1. #902020-06-26

    Mandate issued to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [703894] [JAB] [Entered: 06/26/2020 09:57 AM]

  2. #892020-05-20

    JUDGMENT. AFFIRMED IN PART, VACATED IN PART, AND REMANDED. Terminated on the merits after submission on the briefs. COSTS: Each side bears its own costs. Mandate to issue in due course. For information regarding costs, petitions for rehearing, and petitions for writs of certiorari click here. [695832] [JAB] [Entered: 05/20/2020 09:26 AM]

  3. #882020-05-20

    OPINION filed for the court by Reyna, Circuit Judge; Mayer, Circuit Judge and Taranto, Circuit Judge. Precedential Opinion. [695831] [JAB] [Entered: 05/20/2020 09:25 AM]

  4. #872020-04-09

    RESPONSE of Appellant McRo, Inc. to the court order to file a response/reply [84], court order [84]. Service: 04/09/2020 by email. [685777] [19-1557] [Mark Raskin] [Entered: 04/09/2020 07:17 PM]

  5. #862020-04-09

    RESPONSE of Appellees Activision Publishing, Inc., Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., Disney Interactive Studios, Inc., Electronic Arts, Inc., Infinity Ward, Inc., LucasArts, Naughty Dog, Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC, Square Enix, Inc. and Sucker Punch Productions, LLC to the court order [84], court order [84]. Service: 04/09/2020 by email. [685755] [19-1557] [Sonal Mehta] [Entered: 04/09/2020 05:32 PM]

  6. #852020-04-07

    Submitted ON THE BRIEFS. Panel: Judge: Reyna, Judge: Mayer, Judge: Taranto. [684721] [JCP] [Entered: 04/07/2020 10:52 AM]

  7. #842020-03-26

    ORDER filed. The Appellant shall file a single letter response, and the Appellees collectively shall fill a single letter response, to this order, each letter response is limited to ten pages, double spaced, and shall be filed no later than April 9, 2020. By: Merits Panel (Per Curiam). Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [682121] [JAB] [Entered: 03/26/2020 03:15 PM]

  8. #832020-03-23

    ORDER filed. The oral argument scheduled for April 7, 2020, is cancelled. The appeal will be submitted on the briefs without oral argument on that date. By: Merits Panel (Per Curiam). Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [680891] [MJL] [Entered: 03/23/2020 12:12 PM]

  9. #822020-03-20

    Entry of appearance for Marc A. Fenster as of counsel for Appellant McRo, Inc.. Service: 03/20/2020 by email. [680697] [19-1557] [Marc Fenster] [Entered: 03/20/2020 04:18 PM]

  10. #812020-03-20

    Entry of appearance for Paul A. Kroeger as of counsel for Appellant McRo, Inc.. Service: 03/20/2020 by email. [680693] [19-1557] [Paul Kroeger] [Entered: 03/20/2020 04:11 PM]

  11. #802020-03-16

    Response to notice of oral argument from the Appellee Square Enix, Inc.. [679237] [19-1557] [Benjamin Fox] [Entered: 03/16/2020 04:32 PM]

  12. #792020-03-16

    Response to notice of oral argument from the Appellees Disney Interactive Studios, Inc. and LucasArts. [679153] [19-1557] [Evan Finkel] [Entered: 03/16/2020 02:32 PM]

  13. #782020-03-16

    Response to notice of oral argument from the Appellees Naughty Dog, Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC and Sucker Punch Productions, LLC. [679150] [19-1557] [John Garretson] [Entered: 03/16/2020 02:27 PM]

  14. #772020-03-16

    Response to notice of oral argument from the Appellant McRo, Inc.. [679138] [19-1557] [Mark Raskin] [Entered: 03/16/2020 01:45 PM]

  15. #762020-03-16

    Response to notice of oral argument from the Appellees Activision Publishing, Inc., Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., Electronic Arts, Inc. and Infinity Ward, Inc.. [679130] [19-1557] [Sonal Mehta] [Entered: 03/16/2020 01:20 PM]

  16. #752020-03-12

    ORDER filed. The court will conduct argument in this case by telephone at the originally scheduled date and time in lieu of in-person appearance. The Clerk's Office will provide additional instructions to counsel at least one week ahead of argument. By: Merits Panel (Per Curiam). Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [678258] [MJL] [Entered: 03/12/2020 12:11 PM]

  17. #742020-03-12

    This entry was made in error and has been removed from the docket. ORDER submitting appeal on the briefs. By: Merits Panel (Per Curiam). Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [678125]--[Edited 03/12/2020 by JAB to partially delete] [JAB] [Entered: 03/12/2020 10:06 AM]

  18. #732020-02-21

    NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT. Panel: 2004D. Case scheduled April 7, 2020 10:00 a.m. at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, 717 Madison Place, NW Washington, DC 20439), Courtroom 201. Response to Notice of Oral Argument due: 03/16/2020. Please review the attached Notice. The response to notice of oral argument form can be found here. The Oral Argument Guide can be found here. [673213] [JAB] [Entered: 02/21/2020 12:57 PM]

  19. #722020-01-22

    The following conflict dates submitted by Attorney Michael DeVincenzo for Appellant McRo, Inc. have been accepted by the court: 03/02/2020, 03/03/2020, 03/04/2020, 03/05/2020, 03/06/2020. [664976] [JAB] [Entered: 01/22/2020 08:58 AM]

  20. #712020-01-21

    Notice from Appellant McRo, Inc. regarding conflicts with oral argument. Service: 01/21/2020 by email. [664857] [19-1557] [Michael DeVincenzo] [Entered: 01/21/2020 04:40 PM]

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