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I'll let somebody else do that. I wouldn't buy them either.... But apparently some will.
I'm hoping for the best here and that they sell some. What I really wanna see here is a New Metaverse created.
I’m trying to stay positive, but NFTs don’t get me excited. Help change my mind. If everyone has access to them anyway, why would I want to own them?
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There are only 3 days until the exclusive presale of 100 #BowieWorldNFTS starts for Bowie Convention attendees. Stay tuned for details of the official BowieWorld first NFT drop on @crosstower_ex's #NFTMarketplace following the presale ????
Wasn't the purpose of Crypto to hide the receiver of blackmail who locked up your computer? Pretty sure that was it. Government getting good at tracking it now. Lost its shine. Think some believe its value is connected to...ummmm, what is it connected to again, that 20 million NFT that is worth $8K yesterday?
I look at Crypto as a Ponzi scheme... you pay someone real cash for a fantasy asset.
I haven't seen any posts lately about how crypto is the way forward here. Crypto is looking kinda bleak these days. Hopefully, there is a plan C.
The CAFC looks for an error in law. As long as there is no clear error in law the decision stands. It is difficult to overturn the ruling of a District Court. It happens but not as frequently as people believe.
Casper is able to justify her decision because it is an arbitrary standard, or a grey area. The standard is not clear cut.
Perhaps the Supreme Court weighs in to shed some light on the mess that the IP sector has become. Let's hope so.
Yes, Casper is corruption , why CAFC 3 judges agreed Casper's decisions?
Remember VRNG asked for an appeal to Supreme court, but was rejected !
She was waiting on the outcome of the election. If the present administration didn't get into the White House, there would have been no favor to recoup and no legitimate reason to rule as she did.
By virtue of her sloppy handling of the case, she tipped her hand by not hearing part 2 of the Alice requirement, which would lead one to believe she would rule in favor of WDDD. It really is a simple concept and she should have ruled rather quickly (within 60 days) in favor of WDDD. Why would the Judge not hear part 2, when both parts were required to rule against WDDD?
It was at that point that someone on the ATVI team reached out for a favor, when they realized they were about to lose the 101. The (political) favor was granted and there will be a big favor returned in the future.
I’ll admit that I was one of those that thought the 101 would go our way due to the length of time it was taking. Then the wait got longer, and longer and then just plain ridiculous. IMO Casper was waiting on something to grab onto and rule against us. Oh well, we had a lottery ticket with what I thought were pretty good odds. Hopefully the Supremes will throw us a bone. But I won’t hold my breath.
During the past few years, many of the nefarious connections were pointed out and/or discussed here. Sadly, due to the prevailing cancel culture atmosphere, many of those discussions or points were deleted or removed as off-topic, not relevant, fear mongering or manipulative to scare people out of shares. None of that was true.
It is clear there were connections from 44 to Google, and Google then placed Michelle Lee as commissioner at USPTO. There were other connections that were pointed out and ignored as well, like the fact that 44 appointed the District Judge who heard this case. Also the connections of 44 with Netflix, and the former CEO of Activision being poached by Netflix.
There were also lawsuits regarding those activities, and often times back room decisions/deals get made to remedy those problems.
Amazingly, all of those facts were largely ignored here and not given consideration. Then there was twisting of facts and wishful thinking that many posted that the 101 had already been decided by the PTAB, and Casper had to follow along. Total nonsense and completely inaccurate.
I stated many times that the decision on the 101 was for Casper, and Casper alone to make. Many folks here with no legal experience twisting the facts with their pie in the sky thoughts
It is painfully obvious that big tech wants no interruption or interference when it comes to their very lucrative revenue streams and monopolization of tech. In turn, they assist certain political parties in elections and filtering of public statements, or damaging issues/scandals (Hunter etc.). So the party in power then helps big tech with their concerns, i.e., patent litigation, and maintaining a monopoly. Big tech doesn't want small companies winning IP lawsuits because then it sets the stage for many more companies to challenge them. This cuts into their revenue stream, power and control.
The last hope here is that SCOTUS, with three new Justices, has recently stepped outside of the comfort zone on several issues, including abortion, and will soon be weighing in on challenges to Roe v. Wade, and pending Second Amendment issues in places like NY, which should be decided very soon.
So maybe, if we catch a break here, they decide to weigh in on the IP mess and property rights, which have clearly eroded in the past 15 years, and restore some since of order here
To be clear, Worlds incorporated the license to the IP/patents within the agreements with the named entities that Worlds developed products for and with.
Those products generated $millions in revenue from 1905-2022. (SEC filings) There still is revenue, albeit small from ViP memberships.
By way of IP license fees, Worlds had 2 clients (E- New Media and CokeChina) that paid over $3 Mil for the license and development as well as an ongoing royalty.
The amount of money generated by patent license fees is not and should not be a determinate in the validity of a patent.
Worlds paid for and maintained the patents issued after years of review by the USPTO which by definition were valid or the Federal Court would never have taken the case.
The true problem Worlds had to deal with was the changing patent litigation landscape that the AIA ie IPRs brought to the table which was backed by big tech who benefited buy invalidating the very IP they were infringing and didn’t want to pay royalties on. Thus the patent troll narrative was born.
It’s no coincidence the Michelle Lee, former head of Google patent litigation was named the USPTO commissioner at Eric Schmit’s recommendation and she brought the lawyers from Google and the other tech giants into the patent office and suddenly over 75% of valid patents were invalidated and guess who benefited?
"Real, usable and factual statements from Datastream" It is nice that he has finally listed the many clients WDDD has done business with. The real question (which he avoids and does not answer) is what was the revenue in 30 years from these ventures?
As the Court stated to Activision - you did not win this case because of something you did, it was because of what WDDD didn't do. Give that some thought.
I agree with you in the pure technical sense of the term WDDD is NOT a patent troll and have stated that in the past. However, in the eyes of the industry and Courts, they still view companies like WDDD as a patent troll, since they never monetized the tech in the real world and are seeking to get paid through patent enforcement. I'm not saying it is right but that is the reality.
I agree that the patent system awards a "legal" patent then it should be enforced, otherwise what is the purpose. Unfortunately, the patent system and Courts don't always protect the small guy with the invention.
Kearns is a good example of that. The big companies adopt or steal the tech/idea and then refuse to pay for it knowing it is an uphill battle for a small company or private inventor (who are not well capitalized) to enforce the patent.
In the end, WDDD still has a chance here, although it's a real longshot. If SCOTUS wants to give some clear direction here and stop the theft of IP and property rights (both of which have been trampled by China and large domestic companies) they could send a clear message here by overturning this case.
I always enjoy community input from DataStream.
Real, usable, & factual statements. Thank you.
This is a case that reminds me of the great Robert William Kearns (see bottom of page for details). He was bullied and robbed by some of the largest companies in history.
Was he a patent troll? I should say NOT! Neither is any company that creates and shares their invention that they patent. Patent Trolls are those who don't create but instead buy patents to enforce for profit. Still, why is that bad? Why can't a creator factor (in a sense) their asset? Everyone needs to stop trying to shame inventors and investors. If dying patients can sell their Life insurance (Viaticals), why can't an Inventor sell their rights to their patents or a Musician sell their rights to their Music?
We cannot forgive a Patent Office that issues a patent. takes the fees, then refuses protection for the very thing they took fees for. Victim blaming is disgusting. WDDD did everything it could to protect it's work. THE USPTO https://www.uspto.gov/ should offer support for the patents it allows much like an insurance co should pay when a claim arises. I've seen many insurance companies try to refuse legit claims but they are still forced to comply by the terms agreed.
When Lobbyists can allow Infringers to sidestep our laws, then we should all be upset. We are a Nation of Laws that the World admires... or used to.
Is a Class Action a Me Too thing? No, it is a better use of our Courts and allows Justice to move more quickly.
I was very happy to see Thom is still seeking justice here. I am also happy to see WDDD is out in the World connecting with the youth today who take great inventions that they rely on for granted.
Do you own a car? Or have you taken a ride in one?
Of course. How often have you thought about the people who made your comfort possible in one? Take a moment and check out who Robert was. His story is one of tenacity and justice. Something I believe in and fully support.
Also, this is a great movie based on his struggle:
Thanks for the explanation! There is so much we don’t know or understand. Keeping the faith. JMHO
The Old Owl
WDDD Musk get litigous. ............................................................. Just Kiddin' but look at this for some ideas
Thank you for pointing out the error in my statement.
So if WDDD was using the tech from 1996-2022, how much revenue did WDDD earn from licensing that tech to the various business entities named?
It seems to me (and perhaps I am incorrect), that the tech was initially used to develop some 3D interactive websites in the late 1990s, and were paid a one time fee for service. Kind of like Bowie World, developed in the 1990s and is still the same product running for the past 25 years.
Nothing wrong with that, but it doesn't seem (to me) that the tech was ever monetized to any significant extent, during the time frame in question. So how much revenue did the patents generate from the business ventures you mentioned?
I realize the defendants will always call the company seeking patent enforcement a troll. Not that it is accurate and nor do I agree with that mischaracterizarion. However, it's hard to get around that in the eyes of the industry and Courts, since there is little to no revenue in 30 years on those patents. Please correct me if I am wrong here.
It would be different if you licensed the tech i.e. to Disney at Epcot (or some other big company) for the Titanic experience, in 1998 - present, and they paid a huge sum for the tech and millions of people visited and enjoyed the experience. Then you could point to that and say other big companies have paid for the tech and Activision refuses to pay.
If the first real attempt to significantly monetize a patent is through patent enforcement/Courts, then in many cases, the industry and Courts will tend to view the company as a troll.
Incorrect, Worlds developed publicly available products for Aerosmith, British Telecom, MTV, DMC, NY Yankees, WWE, ShinWa Telecomm Japan, Coke China, and the VA with its technology and continued to develop the technology.
The outcome in the courts would not have changed as Worlds is not or has never been a “patent troll” that is a moniker attributed to Worlds by Activision and other infringers. There is no truthful basis in that accusation or any legal merit.
The tech was developed and practiced by Worlds from 1996-2022.
The filing with SCOTUS is based on that court requesting an opinion from the Solicitor General on the many issues raised by101and the internal disputes on 101 rulings by the CAFC and Federal District courts.
Would be great if it worked that way. Although, the 101 became law after the inception of the case, the Court has to apply that new law as the standard.
Unfortunately, the Courts view companies like WDDD as a patent troll. They have a "legal" patent, but haven't done anything with it in 30 years. I believe it WDDD was actively using the patent, the outcome may have been different.
All the talk about inventing the tech is great, but they never really did anything with it. Everyone else simply adopted or used the tech, for free. Not really fair but that's how it goes sometimes.
Should wddd have been grandfathered in under the old rules when Casper used the more stringent and updated rules of the 101. Casper told Activision that they prevailed not because of what they did, but because what Worlds failed to do.
Not likely that SCOTUS takes this on, as it is a longshot. However, recently, with the new make-up of the Court, they have taken cases which they declined in the past. If the Court wants to take a stand for property rights and especially IP, this would be a good opportunity to do that.
Perhaps the conservatives on the Court recognize what China has done to the IP landscape regarding patents, and makes an attempt here to protect the rights of patent holders.
It is hard to consider this as anything more than a 'Me to' claim which will likely fail to find even one Judge willing to take it on, let alone four. It would be quite revolutionary for the Supreme Court to go back on its interpretations on the eligibility of abstract ideas, it would be even more surprising than if Custer himself were to ride over the hill, bugles trumpeting, to save the pockets of those within the encircled waggons of this penny stock.
Yes, very strange. Almost as if it was halted.
Today 0 volume my friend. Weird!
What is the chance that our case is accepted by SCOTUS? Well, if you play the odds it's about a 2% chance. Does our case have more merit than the average? I'd like to think so. The USPTO is broken and more specifically the PTAB. Go Thom!
https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/about-educational-outreach/activity-resources/supreme-1#:~:text=the%20Court%20accepts%20100%2D150%20of%20the%20more%20than%207%2C000%20cases%20that%20it%20is%20asked%20to%20review%20each%20year.
No doubt the spike in price and volume are related to the news (catalyst). The routine here is pop and drop. If by some miracle SCOTUS accepted the case then we would see a real spike in price.
Yesterday's relatively heavy volume puzzled me. This likely explains why. Thanks for posting this.
What took so long for them ask for this?
Appears that the Fat Lady just got Covid & is unable to sing.
Lets see if there is life after death? I've not sold a share.
Worlds Files Petition for Writ of Certiorari With U.S. Supreme Court $WDDD
June 09, 2022 08:00 ET | Source: Worlds Inc.
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Worlds asks Supreme Court to accept Worlds’ case on its own, or as a companion case to the American Axle & Manufacturing v. Neapco Holdings case
Worlds’ case similar to American Axle case in which the Solicitor General strongly recommended the Supreme Court clarify its test for patent eligibility
Boston, MA, June 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yesterday, Worlds Inc. (OTCQB: WDDD) filed a Petition for a writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court, requesting that the Supreme Court review the March 10, 2022 decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the adverse District Court decision from April 30, 2021. Those decisions ruled in favor of defendants Activision Blizzard Inc., Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., and Activision Publishing, Inc., and concluded that the patents asserted by Worlds were invalid as directed to abstract concepts.
In addition to the Petition for writ of certiorari, is asking the Supreme Court to clarify the test applied by courts when deciding questions of patent eligibility. Worlds’ petition emphasizes the importance of a clear and predictable patent system to best encourage and protect innovation in the United States, in addition to highlighting its past innovations and accolades for virtual world technology development.
While the Supreme Court accepts just a few cases for review every year, it has recently shown an interest in revisiting the current test for patent eligibility first established in two Supreme Court decisions that issued in 2012 and 2014. In 2021, the Supreme Court asked the United States Solicitor General to comment on a pending petition for writ of certiorari filed in another case involving patent eligibility determinations. In that case, American Axle & Manufacturing v Neapco Holdings, the Federal Circuit concluded that a patent for a novel mechanical driveshaft was directed to a law of nature under the Supreme Court’s eligibility test, and therefore ineligible. On May 24, 2022, the Solicitor General filed the amicus brief of the United States and strongly recommended that the Supreme Court clarify its test for patent eligibility (Details in Law360 and IPWatch. Since the issues in Worlds’ case are similar to those briefed by the Solicitor General, Worlds has asked that the Supreme Court accept Worlds case on its own, or as a companion case to the driveshaft case.
The Supreme Court could decide as early as July whether to grant Worlds’ petition. If it grants the petition and agrees to hear Worlds’ case, briefing on the merits would begin this summer.
Worlds CEO Thom Kidrin stated, “Whether you talk to judges, patent examiners, attorneys, technical specialists, or business leaders, there is a lot of confusion about how to properly implement the Supreme Court’s test for patent eligibility. Even the Judges sitting on the Federal Circuit, which is the country’s patent appeals court, are begging the Supreme Court to clarify its current eligibility test. The time is right for the Supreme Court to provide clarification and restore predictability to the U.S. patent system. We are encouraged by the unanimous voices urging the Supreme Court to revisit its test and look forward to receiving a decision on this petition.”
Timeline of Worlds’ Patent Litigation
2012, Worlds filed a complaint in federal district court in Massachusetts, asserting that the Activision defendants—and their Call of Duty and World of Warcraft games series—infringed Worlds’ patents directed to three-dimensional (3-D) virtual world technology and network architecture.
Late 2015 - Activision et al raised patent validity challenges before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office's Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) as litigation headed toward trial.
Early 2016 - Court stayed the litigation while Worlds defended its patents.
January 2020 - Worlds’ patents all survived the PTAB validity challenges and the litigation stay was lifted shortly thereafter.
April 2021 - The parties engaged in fact and expert discovery until the District Court ruled at the end that Worlds’ patents were invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101 as abstract and therefore patent-ineligible.
March 10, 2022 - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit summarily affirmed the District Court judgment without opinion.
June 2022 – Worlds files petition for a writ of certiorari asking the Supreme Court to review the adverse District Court decision and to clarify the test applied by courts when deciding questions of patent eligibility.
A copy of Worlds’ petition to the U.S. Supreme Court may be obtained from the U.S. Supreme Court’s electronic docket site: (https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docket.aspx).
Kidrin reiterated Worlds’ role in breaking ground on virtual world technology. “Worlds created and patented the technology and network architecture that enabled us to create the first and longest continuously operating Metaverse, and our intellectual property serves as the foundation for many of the massive multiplayer online role-playing games that dominate virtual reality online gaming today. We strongly believe in the validity of our patents and their role in the development of the online gaming enjoyed by millions of people today. We hope that Worlds will ultimately prevail at the Supreme Court, and eventually return to the District Court with our infringement case against the Activision defendants.”
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About Worlds Inc.
Worlds, Inc. (OTCQB: WDDD), is a leading intellectual property developer and licensee of patents related to 3-D metaverses. Worlds developed the technology that enabled the creation of the first and longest continuously operating 3-D virtual world and serves as the foundation for many of the massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs). The Company has a portfolio of 10 U.S. patents for multi-server technology for 3-D applications. The earliest of these patents issued on an application filed November 12, 1996. A provisional patent application, serial number 60/020,296, was filed on November 13, 1995. These patents are all related and disclose and claim systems and methods for enabling users to interact in a virtual space. For additional information about Worlds, Inc., please visit: www.Worlds.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains certain forward-looking statements and information relating to Worlds Inc. that are based on the beliefs of Worlds' management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company. Such statements reflect the current views of the Company with respect to future events including estimates and projections about its business based on certain assumptions of its management, including those described in this Release. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risk and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Additional risk factors are included in the Company’s public filings with the SEC. Should one or more of these underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as “hoped,” “anticipated,” “believed,” “estimated,” “should,” “preparing,” “expected” or words of a similar nature. The Company does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
Maybe you reverse jinxed it hehe
3K shares moves this up nearly 12% today. Wow!! Adds new meaning to illiquid.
Really sad. No projections whatsoever. Then after the Bowie World event they likely won't say how WDDD profited, because there won't be profits. The naysayers to my perspective will say it is a networking event and gives WDDD great exposure. This is going nowhere fast.
In Thom's other play RLBD, they dangled 5 major upcoming announcements after the uplist, and then crickets. No announcements and the price has bled down there as well.
I agree with L4BC when he said there is no reason to invest here. It is purely an investment in Thom. At this point, Thom is looking like a bad investment.
Sadly whoever’s running pr for wddd sucks sure kidron doesn’t give a crap his still collecting 20k a month with expenses probably taking and expensing his entire family to Bowie world wtf
They need to do a much better job of expressing to investors particularly new ones what the future holds with potential projections that could be achieved if xyz happens ….. every company does it …it’s a penny stock no harm in doing it
One announcement every six weeks is a joke
pr people are doing a poor job
To bad this could be something
just dead money now
As the saying goes if it’s not moving sell it
kinda losing interest
"It can be epic," but will it be? How much revenue will WDDD generate from this event? Lets hope it's not an epic failure.
"WDDD has no dissolution" Perhaps you meant no dilution? No reason to dissolve the company during the launch in a new direction
June 17-19 can be epic: Worlds’ 1st NFT Offering to Feature David Bowie’s BowieWorld – 1st International Celebrity Metaverse
This act is unprecedented, WDDD has no dissolution and a unique OTC structure
https://www.worlds.com/bowieworld-nft-drop?hsLang=en
Good News! Folks will sleep easy on GZ -
The servers are now back online! Just thought I'd let you all know that the situation seems fixed (for the moment) which is fantastic news.
Free stuff is worth what you paid for it.
If that is the case, you may want to contact him directly and make your pitch. They may be in the process of seeking out qualified individuals to backfill that integral position. Good luck!
At least, we got some truly skilled community members willing to work on the software and / or host the servers. All we need in an official answer from Thom about it.
Herein lies a major problem with small companies that are mostly a one man show. I don't doubt that this also affects Thom's other company RLBD. Not that obstacles like this can't be overcome but it makes the mission that much mor difficult.
Maybe we should take the servers going dark and LRNR dying as an omen. Thank you LRNR for all your hard work, may you find peace and love.
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Worlds Inc HistoryFounded in 1994, Worlds Inc. invented and patented technology to solve problems associated with large-scale 3D multi-user environments, known as virtual worlds. Worlds secured an early priority date by filing a provisional application with the USPTO in Nov, 1995. Within a year, Worlds filed a non-provisional patent application, claiming the priority date of their 1995 provisional application. Worlds has pursued additional claims associated with their invention through a series of continuing patent applications, amassing a substantial patent portfolio:
On Mar 30, 2012, Worlds filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Activision. Worlds’ lawsuit seeks monetary damages as well as a permanent injunction barring the manufacture and sale of infringing devices. Additionally, the complaint accuses Activision of willfully infringing and seeks an award of exemplary damages, attorneys' fees, and related court costs. RepresentationSusman Godfrey is representing Worlds, without fee, unless the lawsuit is successful or is favorably settled out of court. Susman Godfrey is considered the top litigation boutique in the country.
Paltalk v. Microsoft Mass Engineered Design v. Ergotron & Dell, et al Sky Technologies v. Oracle Sky Technologies v. IBM November 30, 2016 IPR PTAB Validation on Worlds Patent 8145998 Claims 2,3,7,8, 11-18 https://www.scribd.com/document/356626284/IPR-8145998-7493558-718690-Worlds-Inc IPR PTAB Validation on Worlds Patent 7493558 Claims 5, 7 https://www.scribd.com/document/356626282/IPR-7181690-Worlds-2-of-3 IPR PTAB Validation on Worlds Patent 7181690 Claims 4, 8, 13, 16 https://www.scribd.com/document/356626285/IPR-7493558-Worlds-3-of-3 December 5th 2016: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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