The maker of the popular game Angry Birds; Rovio has been sued by a licensing company Lodsys, for alleged patents infringement. Rovio, has denied receiving any direct communication about the complaint.Lodsys, which is also involved in lawsuits against other high profile technology companies such as Apple, has accused Rovio of violating its patents with games on Google's Android as well as Apple's iOS platforms. Windows Phone and Chrome versions were not mentioned, so it seems they have been excluded. The exact details of the said patent infringements are not available at this point of time.
In addition to Rovio, the licensing company has added five new defendants including Electronics Arts, Take-Two Interactive, Atari, and others to list of companies against whom it had filed a suit filed in May this year with a US district court in Texas. None of the companies have been available for comments about the case, so the whole thing remains a mystery. It must be noted that the business of Lodsys is solely licensing patents. We will keep you posted as more information comes through.
