Reuters reviews tech firm IBM gained its lawsuit in opposition to cellular developer Zynga, which it sued over patent infringement in 2022.
Two years in the past, IBM claimed the Farmville creator was misusing its “foundational” internet expertise, together with information seize and analytics. The 2 firms had reportedly been negotiating a license since 2014, however these talks repeatedly fell via.
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On the time, Zynga was one in every of many web firms IBM took authorized motion in opposition to. Earlier this yr, a go well with in opposition to e-commerce website Rakuten was settled, whereas one other in opposition to pet items vendor Chewy was dropped fully.
Paperwork present the federal court docket discovered a number of Zynga video games fell inside the bounds of patent violation. Particular titles listed embody the Farmville sequels, Crosswords with Pals, and Wizard of Oz Slots.
With the court docket in its favor, IBM has been awarded $44.9 million in damages. Nevertheless, Zynga spokesperson Alan Lewis argued these patents have been invalid, and mentioned the developer (and its proprietor Take-Two) plan on interesting the decision.