Jury awards Skillz $42.9 million in patent infringement lawsuit

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A jury has reward Skill A $42.9 million judgement In It is patent offense trial against rival AviaGames.

THE jury find that Skill provided A preponderance of evidence that AviaGames deliberately violated A of Skillz patents.

Skill had alleged that AviaGames, initially A approved developer For THE Skill platform, had copy It is patented platform And Games Since Big Run Workshops In create AviaGames' own skills based game platform, Or players can salary real money For rewards In matches against other human players.

"THE jury reward We $42.9 million And find deliberate offense. Were very happy with THE verdict. It is A stage In THE RIGHT direction has promote justice In OUR industry," said Andrew Dahling House, general Advice of Skillz, In A declaration.

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Skill brought up internal communications about how AviaGames foreseen has "kill SKILLS " with A plan double Project X, A in competition platform has host skills based game tournaments with real money prices. AviaGames spear Pocket7Games And he began socket walk share Since Skillz, resulting In A decline In SKILLS action price. AviaGames was able has increase $40 million In 2020.

"It is A complete rip off of Skillz,” said Skill lawyer Lazarus Raynal In opening declarations.

In THE course of investigate THE patent offense, Skill alleged he learned that AviaGames was deceive players by sting human players against robots, which were control by THE business And designed has defeat THE human players WHO were to bet real money In THE belief they were playing against other humans. Skill alleged that AviaGames had created A robot called A "shark robot," which went After humans WHO won Also a lot And do Of course they doesn't earn more.

During THE one week case, AviaGames CEO Vicki Chen testified via TV And translator that AviaGames did not to use the robots In multiplayer Games Or humans had bet money.

However, Skill present evidence Since Discovery about AviaGames' internal communications discuss THE to use of the robots via coded words Cucumbers And Guides. This allegation guest A federal investigation against AviaGames. We to have request AviaGames For comment. Players Also deposit A class action trial against AviaGames, saying he fraud them by using THE the robots without disclose he has players.

During THE course of that dispute, Skill said he discovered evidence that Mountain See, Based in California AviaGames, which raised $40 million In adventure capital, deceived players by sting humans against unbeatable the robots instead of against real humans. Skill said This constituted illegal gambling, And NOW THE class action suit alleged both fraud And racketeering.

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