Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. and Mad Catz, Inc. v. AI Automation LLCDistrict of Massachusetts, Case No. 15-CV-14138Filed December 14, 2015andAI Automation LLC v. Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., Mad Catz, Inc., and GameStop Corp.Eastern District of Texas, Case No. 2:15-cv-2109Filed December 23, 2015Patent owner AIA (not to be confused with the America Invents Act) accuses Harmonix et al. of infringing U.S. Patent No. 6,388,181 (“Computer Graphic Animation, Live Video Interactive Method for Playing Keyboard Music”) with the most recent game in the Rock Band franchise, Rock Band 4.The ‘181 Patent concerns software for teaching a user to play the piano without the need for sheet music. Exemplary claim 26 recites: A method for displaying a musical score to a user of a musical instrument having a plurality of keys comprising the steps of:graphically depicting an object corresponding to a note to be played, the graphical position including a position relative to the…
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