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Ironburg Inventions Ltd. v. Valve Corporation

  1. May 07, 2024

    Judge Limits Valve's Arguments In Controller Patent Fight

    A federal judge in Seattle has partly granted a bid from Ironburg Inventions Ltd. to block Valve Corp. from raising certain arguments when challenging a video game controller patent at district court based on estoppel rules from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

  2. October 17, 2023

    Court Told Game Controller IP Challenge Is Still No Good

    Video game controller maker Ironburg, which won $4 million in the nation's first Zoom patent jury trial, is going to court to argue a recent Federal Circuit ruling shouldn't revive a legal effort to wipe out the patent underlying its win.

  3. September 27, 2021

    Valve Escapes $6.5M Fee Bid In Game Controller IP Row

    A Washington federal judge shot down a bid by Ironburg Inventions Monday to scoop up $6.5 million in attorney fees on top of a $4 million jury verdict holding that Valve infringed Ironburg's controller patents, saying Valve's conduct in the case wasn't unreasonable.

  4. August 03, 2021

    Game Controller Co. Seeks $6.5M Fee In 'Scorched Earth' Row

    Valve should pay $6.5 million in attorney fees after a jury levied a $4 million infringement verdict against it, Ironburg Inventions argued in Washington federal court, alleging the video game-maker engaged in "scorched earth tactics" both in the present litigation and through U.S. Patent and Trademark Office challenges.

  5. May 26, 2021

    Valve Loses Bid To Toss $4M Patent Verdict In Zoom Jury Trial

    A Washington federal judge on Wednesday refused to throw out a $4 million infringement verdict against Valve Corp. or grant the video game maker a new trial after the first-ever Zoom patent jury trial, ruling that Valve has failed to show that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient. 

  6. March 03, 2021

    Valve Wants $4M Patent Verdict Wiped After Zoom Jury Trial

    After the first-ever Zoom patent jury trial resulted in a $4 million verdict against Valve Corp., the video game maker is seeking to throw out the verdict on the grounds that "the evidence presented at trial points to only one reasonable conclusion" — that it didn't infringe.

  7. February 01, 2021

    Game Controller Co. Wins $4M In 1st Zoom Patent Jury Trial

    A Washington federal jury awarded just over $4 million on Monday to a game controller maker in the nation's first Zoom patent jury trial, finding that Valve Corp. willfully infringed a controller patent.

  8. January 29, 2021

    Gaming Giant Kept 'Head In Sand' On Infringement, Jury Hears

    A video game controller maker closed its patent trial against Valve Corp. on Friday with a declaration that Valve casually ignored multiple warnings and forged ahead with a $100 million infringing controller, while Valve said its foe was twisting the bounds of the patent.

  9. January 27, 2021

    Patents Aren't 'Crown Jewels,' Gaming Co. GC Tells Jury

    Gaming platform Valve's top lawyer told a Washington federal jury Wednesday in a patent infringement trial against the company over game controllers that he doesn't view patents as being of paramount importance to a business.

  10. January 26, 2021

    Video Game Giant Ripped Off Controller Patent, Jury Hears

    A Zoom trial against Valve Corp. began Tuesday with allegations the online video gaming giant sold 1.6 million game controllers that flagrantly infringed a patent belonging to a smaller company, whose lawyers told the jury, "Goliath does what Goliath wants to do."

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