| Case | Case Filed | Last Document |
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| Bishop v. Electronic Arts, Inc., et al | September 4, 2009 | November 3, 2009 |
| Morgan v. Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. et al | November 18, 2008 | November 19, 2008 |
| Plaintiff Monte Morgan alleged that the Rock Band drum kit fractures under ordinary and expected usage. |
| Gibson Guitar Corporation v. Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. et al | March 20, 2008 | August 8, 2008 |
| Plaintiff Gibson Guitar Corporation alleges that Defendants Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., MTV Networks and Electronic Arts, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,990,405 entitled "System and Method for Generating and Controlling a Simulated Musical Concert Experience." The suit relates to the Guitar Hero and Rock Band series of products. |
| Bell Helicopter Textron Inc et al v. Electronic Arts Inc | December 1, 2006 | October 11, 2007 |
| Plaintiffs Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Textron Innovations Inc. and Textron Inc. alleged that defendant Electronic Arts, Inc. engaged in trademark infringement, trade dress infringement, dilution, unfair competition and misappropriation by manufacturing software and video games (including Battlefield Vietnam, Battlefield Vietnam: Redux, and Battlefield 2) that prominently feature, utilize and depict plaintiffs' trademarks, and trade dress without plaintiffs' permission or approval. |
| Pape v. Electronic Arts, Inc. et al | June 18, 2007 | October 10, 2007 |
| Plaintiff Christopher Pape alleged that defendants Electronic Arts, Inc. and Inetvideo.com infringed on plaintiff's copyright in a painting entitled "Freedom" by including it in the electronic video game called Freedom Fighters. |
| Electronic Arts Inc. et al v. Giant Productions et al | May 24, 2006 | April 18, 2007 |
| Plaintiffs Electronic Arts Inc. and Electronic Arts Music Publishing, Inc. asked that Giant Productions, Najib Marc Reghay and Alexandra Berthet indemnify and hold plaintiffs harmless against the claims asserted by defendants in a French suit. Plaintiffs alleged that they licensed defendant's composition entitled "A Necessidade" for inclusion in the FIFA 2005 video game. Defendants later challenged plaintiff's right to use the composition before the Paris Court of First Instance. |
| EMI April Music, Inc. et al v. Electronic Arts, Inc. | April 21, 2004 | June 30, 2005 |
| Plaintiffs EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and EMI Virgin Songs, Inc. alleged that defendant Electronic Arts Inc. infringed on plaintiffs' rights in numerous musical compositions by incorporating them in EA Madden 2004, EA NHL 2004, EA NASCAR Thunder 2004, EA Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004, EA NBA Live 2004, EA MVP Baseball 2004 and EA Fight Night 2004. |
| McQuown v. Electronic Arts, Inc. | November 26, 2008 | |
| Balthaser Online, Inc. v. Network Solutions LLC et al | November 4, 2008 | |
| Plaintiff Balthaser Online Inc. alleged that Defendants infringed on U.S. Patent No. 7,000,180 entitled "Methods, Systems and Processes for the Design and Creation of Rich-Media Applications via the Internet." |
| Cortez v. Electronic Arts, Inc. | October 27, 2008 | |
| Plaintiff Dianna Cortez alleged that Defendant Electronic Arts, Inc. distributed a copyright protection program with its video games that covertly installed itself on the Plaintiff's computer without consent or authorization. |
| Eldridge v. Electronic Arts, Inc. | October 14, 2008 | |
| Plaintiff alleged that Defendant Electronic Arts Inc. engaged in deceptive and unlawful conduct in designing, marketing, and distributing a computer game demo (Spore Creature Creator Free) that contains undisclosed and unconsented to Digital Rights Management technology. |
| Willis v. Electronic Arts, Inc. et al | September 29, 2008 | |
| Plaintiff Gerald Willis alleged that Defendants Electronic Arts, Inc. and EA Sports used Plaintiff's composition "UNLV fight song: Win With the Rebels" in various sports games without permission, license or authority. |
| Thomas v. Electronic Arts, Inc. | September 22, 2008 | |
| Plaintiff Melissa Thomas alleged that Defendant Electronic Arts, Inc. intentionally did not disclose to any Spore purchasers that the game disk possessed a second, hidden program which secretly installed to the command and control center of the computer and surreptitiously operated, overseeing function and operation on the computer, preventing the computer from operating under certain circumstances and/or disrupting hardware operations. |
| Pecover et al v. Electronic Arts Inc. | June 5, 2008 | |
| Plaintiffs alleged that Defendant Electronic Arts Inc. entered into an unlawful and anticompetitive series of exclusive agreements with the NFL, NFL Players Union, Arena Football League and the NCAA. These agreements allegedly removed competition from the market for interactive football software and allowed Defendant to increase its price for Madden NFL software by nearly 70%. |
| Antonelli v. Harmonix Music Systems Inc. et al | March 13, 2008 | |
| People against Drugs Affordable Public Housing, Inc. v. Electronic Arts, Inc. | September 12, 2007 | |
| Fehoko v. Electronic Arts, Inc | August 18, 2005 | |
