Tencent unit told to pay Gree US$92mil in ‘freemium’ case


Tencent’s Supercell games infringed six of Gree’s patents, a federal jury in Marshall, Texas, found on May 7. — Bloomberg

Tencent Holdings Ltd’s Supercell gaming unit was told to pay US$92.2mil (RM378.57mil) in damages to Japan’s Gree Inc in a patent trial over features used in popular online games.

Supercell games infringed six patents, a federal jury in Marshall, Texas, found Friday. The verdict follows an US$8.5mil (RM34.90mil) win for Gree against Supercell in another patent trial held in September. A third trial between the two is scheduled for later this year.

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