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Worlds receives Favorable Markman Order
June 29, 2015 – Worlds receives Favorable Markman Order
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Worlds Inc. Explains Why Its Suing Activision Blizzard Over
World Of Warcraft And Call Of Duty
Forbes, April 13, 2012 – On March 30, Worlds Inc. filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, Inc., Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and Activision Publishing, Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
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Worlds Inc. Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit against
Activision Blizzard, Inc., Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.,
and Activision Publishing, Inc.
Boston, MA, April 5, 2012 – Worlds Inc. (OTCBB: WDDD) filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, Inc., Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and Activision Publishing, Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on March 30, 2012.
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Worlds Inc. Is Awarded a Sixth “Virtual Worlds” Patent
Boston, MA, March 28, 2012 – Worlds Inc. (OTCBB: WDDD) today announced that it has been issued patent no. 8,145,998 from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) for patent application no. 12/406,970 titled “System and Method for Enabling Users to Interact in a Virtual Space.”
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Worlds Inc. to Complete Worlds Online Spinoff;
Issue Stock Dividend
Boston March 1, 2012 – The SEC has completed its review of Worlds Online Inc.'s Form 10 registration statement for the spinoff of Worlds Inc.'s (OTCBB: WDDD) online and operational technologies business into Worlds Online, enabling the spin-off to proceed.
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Worlds Inc. Receives Notice of Allowance for 6th and 7th
“Virtual Worlds ” Patents
Boston, MA, February 15, 2012 – Worlds Inc. (OTCBB: WDDD) has received two “Notices of Allowance” from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) for its patent applications numbered 13/083,504 and 12/406/970, both titled “System and Method for Enabling Users to Interact in a Virtual Space.”
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Worlds Inc. Is Awarded a Fifth “Virtual Worlds” Patent
Boston, MA, January 18, 2012 – Worlds Inc. (OTCBB: WDDD) today announced that it has been issued patent no. 8,082,501 from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) for patent application no. 12/406,968 titled “System and Method for Enabling Users to Interact in a Virtual Space.”
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Worlds Inc. Announces Dividend Details, Record Date for
Worlds Online Spin-Off
Boston, MA, March 31, 2011 – Worlds Inc. (OTCBB: WDDD) today announced the details and record date for the spin-off of its online and operational technologies businesses through a dividend distribution to its shareholders.
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Worlds Inc. Is Awarded a Fourth “Virtual Worlds” Patent
Boston, MA, May 17, 2011 – Worlds, Inc. (OTC BB:WDD), announced today that it has been issued U.S. Patent No. 7945856 titled —System and Method for Enabling Users to Interact in a Virtual Space.— This is the fourth patent in the Worlds IP portfolio.
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Worlds issued U.S. patent 6.219.045 for 3D technology
New York December 15 2007 Worlds (www.Worlds.com) (OTC: WDDD), the pioneer platform in 3D virtual communities with rich immersive simulated environments, has added Bernard Stolar, Robert Fireman and Jay Coleman to its board to drive the expansion of the company's groundbreaking vision.
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Worlds issued U.S. patent 6.219.045 for 3D technology
Worlds has been granted U.S patent 6,219,045 for multi-server technology for 3D applications, which is Worlds' core technology. The description of the patent is as follows: read more Hz divider
Worlds builds virtual studio for rock legend Joe Perry - The
Boneyard
Worlds builds virtual studio for rock legend Joe Perry - The Boneyard
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Aerosmith continues
relationship with Worlds
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Worlds featured in April 2007 Business Week report
During the first dot-com boom, Worlds.com built 3D virtual worlds for bands such as Aerosmith and for corporations such as IBM, Visa, and Coca-Cola.
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About.com: Top 10 Social Networking Sites
My favorite virtual community is Worlds.com. I was introduced to Worlds.com by one of the creators, Thom, and given a grand tour of the world and how to use it. It was a blast! Unlike SecondLife, Worlds.com didn't make my browser crash. I was able to get into Worlds.com without any problems, travel around, change my avatar and chat with people without any major issues. read more Hz divider
Virtual Worlds News— Interview: Worlds.com CEO Thom Kidrin
on Google, Mobile, and Updates
When Worlds.com announced last week that it had appointed Thomas Duterme, a New Business Development Manager who assesses new business opportunities at Google, as a non-executive board member, it prompted some speculation about a further relationship with Google and its rumored virtual world. read more Hz divider
Washington Post: Virtual Worlds Get Real About Punishment
Virtual worlds have often been called the digital equivalent of the Wild West, where animated alter egos can live in a fantasy frontier. But in some of these universes, a sheriff has come to town. Goikhman said… read more Hz divider
Sneak Preview of Hip Hop Legend Darryl “DMC” McDaniels' 3D
Virtual World at Engage! Expo in NYC, March 10, 2009
Hip hop artist and co-founder of Run-DMC Darryl McDaniels –to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this April -- is opening a whole new world to his fans: DMC’s 3D Virtual World… read more Hz divider
Worlds.com, Pioneer of 3D Virtual Worlds, Announces
Agreement with Pearson
BOSTON, April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Worlds.com(OTC Bulletin Board: WDDD - News), the pioneer technology platform for 3D virtual communities; has announced that it has signed an agreement with Pearson… read more Hz divider
Worlds.com, Partners with Pearson For Educational Worlds
Worlds.com announced today that it has signed an agreement with Pearson to develop a series of virtual worlds to potentially be used within existing Pearson education programs… read more Hz divider