Activision Blizzard Inc v. Acceleration Bay LLC

Andrew R. Sommer

James Hannah

Michael H. Lee

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Activision & EA challenge multiplayer networking patent: claims 19-24 argued as obvious over prior art like DirectPlay API & m-regular network topology.

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc

2K Sports Inc

Acceleration Bay LLC

Activision Blizzard Inc

Electronic Arts Inc

Rockstar Games Inc

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IPR2016-00727 | Activision Blizzard Inc v. Acceleration Bay LLC | Ex Parte

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Judge	Cases	Inst. Rate	FWD Inv. Rate
Lynne E Pettigrew	600+	63%	86%
Sally C Medley	700+	65%	92%
William M Fink	200+	48%	83%

Name	Ratings
Activision Blizzard Inc	L5 E
Electronic Arts Inc	L3 A
Rockstar Games Inc	L3 A
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc	L3 A
2K Sports Inc	L3 A

Name	Ratings
Greenberg Traurig LLP	L5 A
Andrew R. Sommer	L3 A

Name	Ratings
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP	L5 A
James Hannah	L5 A
Michael H. Lee	-- -- --