Overview

• A jury ruled that Activision Blizzard must compensate tech incubator Acceleration Bay $23.4 million for using patented technologies in multiplayer games.
• The patents involved relate to networking and broadcasting technologies crucial in games like World of Warcraft and Call of Duty.
• Activision Blizzard plans to appeal the decision, maintaining that the patented technologies were never utilized in their games.
• Acceleration Bay has also filed similar patent infringement lawsuits against other major gaming companies including EA and Take-Two.
• The lawsuit is part of a series of legal challenges for Activision Blizzard, including a recent $54 million settlement in a separate civil rights suit.