Gametek sues major social games companies over virtual currency patent
A company called Gametek has filed lawsuits in the Southern District of California against Facebook, Zynga, Electronic Arts, and many other companies in the social games business, claiming infringement of its U.S. patent No. 7,076,445, which relates to virtual currency and goods.
The patent, which was filed on September 29, 2000 and issued July 11, 2006 credits Shawn D. Cartwright as the inventor of “a system and methods allowing the creation, integration, and transaction of advantages (e.g.
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