Company seeks permanent injunction and financial
damages.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - Multi-player
gaming systems pioneer and patent owner, TimePlay Inc. has filed
suit against Audience Entertainment LLC alleging it has knowingly
and willfully infringed TimePlay's United
States patent US 8,951,124B2. TimePlay is seeking a
permanent injunction against Audience Entertainment as well as
monetary damages to be determined at trial.
"Patents are intended to promote innovation by giving inventors
time to benefit from their innovations without interference from
others," said Jon Hussman, President
and CEO of TimePlay. "We have invested in developing our technology
and proprietary IP worldwide. We intend to protect that investment
and will vigorously pursue those who infringe our patents either
directly and indirectly", he added.
TimePlay was the first to offer two-way multi-player gaming
systems deployed in multi-person venues. TimePlay's patented
technology turns a mobile device, such as a smartphone, into an
interactive gaming device that can be used in venues with screens,
such as movie theaters, to create a completely new group
entertainment experience. TimePlay's gaming systems are used in
over seven hundred venues throughout the
United States and internationally.
With respect to this patent infringement suit, Mr. Hussman said,
"Audience Entertainment's actions interfere with our rights to
benefit from our innovation and the commercialization of our
patent. We are simply asking the court to give us the protection we
deserve and compensate us."
TimePlay has asked for a trial by judge and jury to hear its
case against Audience Entertainment which seeks financial damages
and/or royalties to be determined at trial and an injunction
against Audience Entertainment's sale and operation of their
technology. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. Federal District Court in
the Central District of California. TimePlay is represented in the
lawsuit by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, a leading
Silicon Valley technology law firm.
About TimePlay Inc.
TimePlay is a world leader in the multi-player interactive
industry. The TimePlay platform allows moviegoers to use their
smartphones and tablets to interact with and control outcomes on
the big screen in real time, while providing a targeted portal for
offer delivery, e-commerce and social networking. The globally
patented technology enables exhibitors, advertisers, studios and
other partners to entertain, inform, and engage directly with
moviegoers before or after a show. TimePlay's two-way interactive
platform drives high participation levels and is delivering
significantly elevated engagement and activation for its partners
compared with traditional media campaigns. Many leading global
brands use the TimePlay platform for their cinema campaigns
including McDonalds, Mazda, Samsung, Revlon, Shell and Heineken.
TimePlay has offices in Los
Angeles, London and
Toronto. For more information,
please visit us at timeplay.com follow us on Twitter:
@TimePlayEnt
SOURCE TimePlay Inc.