Zynga, the developer behind games like Farmville, Words with Friends and more, has been ordered to pay IBM $45 million. The verdict comes from a patent infringement lawsuit filed by IBM in 2022.
According to the verdict from a federal jury in Delaware, United States, it was determined that Zynga violated IBM’s patent rights on its “foundational” technology. The verdict states that Zynga violated two IBM patents.
The first patent, the “849 Patent“, involves a “method for presenting advertising in an interactive service provided on a computer network”. The other patent, the “719 Patent”, concerns a dual model-view-control development approach of an application.
For its defense, Zynga said that the the patents were invalid. The company is expected to appeal the decision.
Zynga was acquired by Take-Two Interactive in 2022 for $12.7 billion. Take-Two has yet to respond to requests for comment on the verdict.
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