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Worlds believes it is particularly noteworthy that the USPTO issued this allowance after examining a large number of references cited in a prior litigation involving predecessor patents with the same description as the newly-issued patent, creating a strong presumption of validity of the claims contained in this new patent.
"Worlds is continuing to build its IP portfolio by expanding and patenting the technologies the World's founders and team members began creating in-house starting in 1994 and have continued to develop over the past 15+ years," stated Thom Kidrin, Worlds' CEO. "Each successive patent strengthens our patent protection. Our technologies have helped the MMORPG industry become what it is today and we are working hard to protect our IP for the benefit of our shareholders whose investments have helped us create it."
This patent is a continuation of US patents 6,219,045, 7,181,690, 7,493,558, 7,945,856 8,082,501, 8,145,998 & 8,161,385 issued in 2001, 2007, 2008, 2011and 2012, respectively, and bearing the same title. Worlds Inc. has additional patent continuations in process at the USPTO.
As previously announced, Worlds Inc., represented by legal counsel Susman Godfrey L.L.P., filed a patent infringement lawsuit on March 30, 2012 against. Activision Blizzard, Inc., Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and Activision Publishing, Inc. (Activision Blizzard, Inc. et al) in Civil Action No, 1:12-CV-10576 (DJC) in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The patent claim construction hearing, also called a Markman hearing, is set for June 27, 2013.
About Worlds Inc.:
Worlds Inc. is a leading intellectual property developer and licensee of patents related to 3D online virtual worlds. The Company has a portfolio of 7 US patents for multi-server technology for 3D applications. The earliest of these patents issued on an application filed November 12, 1996. A provisional patent application, serial number 60/020,296, was filed on November 13, 1995. These patents are related to each other and disclose and claim systems and methods for enabling users to interact in a virtual space.
About Susman Godfrey L.L.P.
Susman Godfrey L.L.P., a law firm with more than 80 lawyers, was recently named one of the top litigation boutiques in the country by The American Lawyer. The firm represents plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of commercial litigation matters, including antitrust, patent and intellectual property, securities and corporate governance litigation, energy, commercial and products liability, bankruptcy and financial restructuring, accounting malpractice, arbitration, climate change, and international litigation. The firm has offices in Houston, Dallas, Seattle, Los Angeles, and New York. For additional information, visithttp://www.susmangodfrey.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This release contains certain forward-looking statements and information relating to Worlds Inc. that are based on the beliefs of Worlds' management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company. Such statements reflect the current views of the Company with respect to future events including estimates and projections about its business based on certain assumptions of its management, including those described in this Release. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risk and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, including, among other factors, changes in demand for the Company's services and products, changes in the economic environment and changes in technology. Additional risk factors are included in the Company's public filings with the SEC. Should one or more of these underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as "hoped," "anticipated," "believed," "estimated," "should," "preparing," "expected" or words of a similar nature. The Company does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
