Category

Game Engines & Development

80 gaming patents in this category from 24 companies. 34 granted, 46 filed applications.

80
Total patents
34
Granted
46
Filed
24
Companies
46 filed (57%) 34 granted (43%)

Published analyses

Published: Feb 12, 2026 Filed

ImagineAR's Location Patent Targets Niantic's Core Business Model

ImagineAR's patent describes a system that dynamically modifies video game content based on a player's real-world location and local conditions. When a player launches the game, the system detects the...
Published: Jan 8, 2026 Filed

Microsoft's AI Testing Platform Targets Game QA Infrastructure

Microsoft's intelligent agent platform represents a fundamental shift in game testing methodology, deploying AI agents that interact with games externally through virtual controllers rather than execu...
Published: Dec 9, 2025 Granted

GRID Patents Text-Prompt Game Builder With NFT Integration

GAMING REVOLUTION FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INC. received a patent on December 2, 2025 for a no-code game development platform that lets users create video games by answering text prompts instead ...
Published: Nov 13, 2025 Filed

NetEase's Weather Patent Targets Real Production Costs

NetEase's patent describes a system that dynamically deforms game objects in response to weather changes by adjusting rendering parameters in real-time, rather than relying on pre-rendered animations....
Published: Nov 6, 2025 Filed

Activision's Asset Generation Patent Targets Live-Service Cosmetics Bottleneck

Activision has filed a patent for an automated asset generation system that could fundamentally change how game studios handle cosmetic content creation. The technology uses a relationship-based param...

Patents tracked per month

Oct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26
Total 1111141714112
Granted 4694551
Filed 75513961

Reports

March 2026 monthly
Granted (5) Filed (6)
Q1 2026 quarterly
Granted (14) Filed (28)

Top companies

Nintendo
26
14 granted · 12 filed
Activision Blizzard
12
6 granted · 6 filed
Sony
7
2 granted · 5 filed
Tencent
6
0 granted · 6 filed
EA
6
4 granted · 2 filed
The Pokemon
5
0 granted · 5 filed

Also in this category Skydance Silicon Valley (3), Microsoft (2), Gaming Revolution for International Development (2), Koei Tecmo Games (2)

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