Federal Circuit Affirms: ‘Gamvatar’ Gaming Patent Is Obvious

Mealey's (June 24, 2019, 1:05 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a June 21 holding, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld findings by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that 11 claims of a patented process for generating a “gamvatar” are invalid (Game and Technology Co. v. Activision Blizzard Inc., et al., No. 18-1981, Fed. Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 18601)....