Oral Argument Set for March 8, 2022 in Worlds’ Appeal to Establish the Validity of its Patents Directed to 3-D Virtual Worlds and Network Architecture
Oral Argument Set for March 8, 2022 in Worlds’ Appeal to Establish the Validity of its Patents Directed to 3-D Virtual Worlds and Network Architecture
Boston, MA, Jan. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is scheduled to hear oral arguments on March 8, 2022 in the appeal filed by Worlds Inc. (OTCQB: WDDD), seeking to reverse an adverse District Court ruling from April 30, 2021 that favored defendants Activision Blizzard Inc., Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., and Activision Publishing, Inc. Worlds has been in litigation with the Activision defendants since 2012, with Worlds asserting that the Activision defendants infringed Worlds' patents directed to three-dimensional (3D) virtual world technology and network architecture. While this litigation was stayed in 2015 while Worlds defended its patents against six validity challenges brought before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), Worlds' patents all survived these challenges. In 2020, the litigation stay was lifted, and the parties progressed through extensive discovery. However, litigation against the Activision defendants ended when the District Court ruled that Worlds' patents were invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101 as directed to patent-ineligible subject matter.
馬薩諸塞州波士頓,2022年1月24日(環球通訊社)美國聯邦巡迴上訴法院定於2022年3月8日聽取Worlds Inc.(OTCQB:WDDD)提起的上訴的口頭辯論,尋求推翻地區法院2021年4月30日做出的有利於被告動視暴雪(Activision Blizzard Inc.)、暴雪娛樂公司(Blizzard Entertainment,Inc.)和動視出版公司(Activision Publishing,Inc.)的不利裁決。自2012年以來,世界動視一直在與動視被告提起訴訟,世界公司聲稱,動視被告雖然這起訴訟在2015年被擱置,而Worlds在向專利審判和上訴委員會(PTAB)提出的六項有效性挑戰中為其專利辯護,但Worlds的專利都挺過了這些挑戰。2020年,訴訟緩期解除,當事人在廣泛證據開示中取得進展。然而,當地區法院裁定Worlds的專利根據“美國法典”第35篇第101節針對不符合專利條件的主題無效時,針對Activision被告的訴訟就結束了。
"We believe that both the law and evidence are in Worlds' favor and that the District Court erred in its invalidity ruling," Worlds CEO Thom Kidrin stated. "We hope that the Federal Circuit agrees that our briefing conclusively demonstrates that Worlds' patents fully comply with section 101. The upcoming oral argument will allow Worlds' attorney to engage the Federal Circuit judges in a meaningful dialogue regarding the merits of Worlds' appeal. We view this as a welcome step forward in the long saga of our 'David vs Goliath' patent litigation against the Activision defendants."
Worlds首席執行官託姆·基德林(Thom Kidrin)表示:“我們認為法律和證據都對世界有利,地區法院在無效裁決中犯了錯誤。”我們希望聯邦巡迴法院同意,我們的簡報最終表明,Worlds公司的專利完全符合第101條。即將到來的口頭辯論將允許Worlds公司的律師與聯邦巡迴法院法官就Worlds公司上訴的是非曲直進行有意義的對話。我們認為,這是我們針對Activision被告的‘David vs Goliath’專利訴訟的長期傳奇中可喜的一步。“
In its briefing to the Federal Circuit, Worlds argued:
在向聯邦巡迴法院的簡報中,Worlds辯稱:
- that the District Court's Order incorrectly viewed Worlds' patents as implementing the abstract idea of filtering using conventional computer technology.
- that the District Court incorrectly compared Worlds' technology to a capacity limit for virtual worlds, even though Worlds' technology increased the number of users who could simultaneously access a virtual world.
- that the District Court's Order overlooked Worlds' successful defense of its patents before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
- 地方法院的命令錯誤地將Worlds的專利視為實現了使用傳統計算機技術進行過濾的抽象概念。
- 地方法院錯誤地將Worlds的技術比作虛擬世界的容量限制,儘管Worlds的技術增加了可以同時訪問虛擬世界的用户數量。
- 區域法院的命令忽略了Worlds在專利審判和上訴委員會(PTAB)對其專利的成功辯護。
A copy of Worlds' briefing to the Federal Circuit may be obtained from the U.S. Government's PACER system ( and via the link on Worlds' website worlds.com.
Worlds向聯邦巡迴法院提交的簡報副本可從美國政府的PACER系統(或通過Worlds網站Worls.com上的鏈接)獲得。
Kidrin also noted, "Worlds created and patented the technology and network architecture that enabled us to create the first and longest continuously operating Metaverse, and our intellectual property (IP) additionally serves as the foundation for many of the massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG) that dominate virtual reality online gaming today. We are confident in the validity of our patents and their role in the development of the online gaming enjoyed by millions of people today. We believe that Worlds will prevail in demonstrating to the Federal Circuit that our intellectual property is patent-eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101, so that we can return to District Court to pick up where we left off in our infringement case against the Activision defendants."
Kidrin還指出:“Worlds公司創建並申請了專利的技術和網絡架構使我們能夠創建第一個也是持續運營時間最長的Metverse,我們的知識產權(IP)也是當今主導虛擬現實在線遊戲的許多大型多人在線角色扮演遊戲(MMORPG)的基礎。我們對我們專利的有效性以及它們在今天數百萬人所享受的在線遊戲開發中的作用充滿信心。我們相信,Worlds公司將獲勝,向聯邦巡迴法院證明,根據美國聯邦法典第35 U.S.C.§101,我們的知識產權是有資格申請專利的,這樣我們就可以回到地區法院,繼續我們對Activision被告的侵權案件。“
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About Worlds Inc.
世界公司簡介
Worlds, Inc. (OTCQB: WDDD), is a leading intellectual property developer and licensee of patents related to 3D metaverses. Worlds developed the technology that enabled the creation of the first and longest continuously operating 3D virtual world and serves as the foundation for many of the massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG). The Company has a portfolio of 10 U.S. patents for multi-server technology for 3D applications. The earliest of these patents issued on an application filed November 12, 1996. A provisional patent application, serial number 60/020,296, was filed on November 13, 1995. These patents are related to each other and disclose and claim systems and methods for enabling users to interact in a virtual space. For additional information about Worlds, Inc., please visit: .
World,Inc.(場外交易市場代碼:WDDD)是一家領先的知識產權開發商,也是3D虛擬現實相關專利的授權方。World開發的技術創造了第一個也是持續運行時間最長的3D虛擬世界,併成為許多大型多人在線角色扮演遊戲(MMORPG)的基礎。該公司擁有用於3D應用的多服務器技術的10項美國專利組合。在1996年11月12日提交的申請中最早頒發的專利。一項序列號為60/020,296的臨時專利申請於1995年11月13日提交。這些專利相互關聯,並公開並要求保護用於使用户能夠在虛擬空間中交互的系統和方法。有關Worlds,Inc.的更多信息,請訪問:。
Forward-Looking Statements
前瞻性陳述
This release contains certain forward-looking statements and information relating to Worlds Inc. that are based on the beliefs of Worlds' management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company. Such statements reflect the current views of the Company with respect to future events including estimates and projections about its business based on certain assumptions of its management, including those described in this Release. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risk and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Additional risk factors are included in the Company's public filings with the SEC. Should one or more of these underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as "hoped," "anticipated," "believed," "estimated," "should," "preparing," "expected" or words of a similar nature. The Company does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
本新聞稿包含與世界公司有關的某些前瞻性陳述和信息,這些陳述和信息基於世界公司管理層的信念,以及該公司所做的假設和目前可獲得的信息。這些陳述反映了該公司目前對未來事件的看法,包括基於對其管理層的某些假設(包括本新聞稿中描述的假設)對其業務的估計和預測。這些陳述不是對未來業績的保證,涉及難以預測的風險和不確定性。其他風險因素也包括在該公司提交給美國證券交易委員會的公開文件中。如果這些基本假設中的一個或多個被證明是不正確的,實際結果可能與本文中描述的“希望”、“預期”、“相信”、“估計”、“應該”、“準備”、“預期”或類似性質的詞語大不相同。公司不打算更新這些前瞻性陳述。
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