Home Gambling Network et al. v. Piche et al.

Docket No. 2:05-cv-00610

United States District Court, District of Nevada, filed May 16, 2005

On September 30, 2013,  the Court issued an order granting Defendants' motion for summary judgment. On October 30, 2013, the Plaintiffs appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court's order granting Defendants' motion for summary judgment on June 9, 2014.

In the judgment dated April 17, 2015, the District Court awarded Defendants Piche et al. $1.36 million in damages.

The Plaintiff Home Gambling Network originally filed sued alleging patent infringement involving online video games. The patent (U.S. Pat. No. 5,800,268) is directed to a Method Of Participating In A Live Casino Game From A Remote Location. Home Gambling filed the suit against 18 defendants, which each operate online gambling sites.

The original post of the case is here.