Defendant
1 case as defendant.
KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer founded in 2005 by Elie Akilian. Headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, the company operates as a subsidiary of Verve (formerly Media and Games Invest) and is part of the gamigo group, following its acquisition in January 2021 for $126 million plus potential earn-outs. Various sources estimate the company's size at over 120 employees.
The company's primary focus is on creating and operating massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs). KingsIsle is best known for its two flagship titles, Wizard101 (released in 2008) and Pirate101 (released in 2012). These family-friendly online games are set in a connected fictional universe known as "The Spiral." Prior to its acquisition, the company also developed several mobile games, though its core business remains its PC-based MMOs.
As a litigant, KingsIsle Entertainment fits the profile of an operating company defending against patent assertions. The company has been a defendant in one tracked patent case and has not been a plaintiff. This defensive posture is consistent with a technology company being targeted by a non-practicing entity (NPE).
The single tracked case, Aml Ip LLC v. Kingsisle Entertainment, Inc., was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas on January 13, 2021. The plaintiff, AML IP, LLC, has been identified by RPX research as a patent monetization firm. The patent asserted in the case related to "electronic tokens." This lawsuit was filed just as KingsIsle's acquisition by Media and Games Invest was being finalized.
A lawsuit filed by Aml Ip LLC in the Western District of Texas. The status is not publicly available, and the case is likely settled or dismissed.