Tencent Holdings Supercell gaming unit was ordered to pay US$8.5 million in royalties to Japan’s Gree Inc. in a patent trial over features used in popular online games. Supercell games infringed four patents, a federal jury in Marshall, Texas, found Friday, Bloomberg reports. The US$8.5 million, which was less than Gree was seeking, covers past and future sales, the jury said. The Finnish company makes some of the most popular games for mobile devices. By itself, Supercell ranked as the fourth-biggest publisher by revenue, according to a March report by researchers at App Annie.

Source: The Standard September 21, 2020 05:37 UTC