Playtech Wins Online Gambling Patent Case

Playtech, one of the leading online gaming software development company in the online casino industry,  has been fighting a patent case in the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division in London. The plaintiff in the case was Cranway Limited. The case against the companies ultimately failed when the Cranway’s patent was adjudged to be invalid.

Cranway’s suit alleged that Playtech infringed on a patent for online gambling invention for an “interactive, real time, realistic ‘home’ gaming system using general purpose computers. Aspects of the invention concern auditing and security to ensure fairness for players and prevent players defeating the outcome of a game; fast, efficient communication to enable reliable, low cost, real time, realistic operation; accounting; and enabling players to play a variety of games.”

The Honorable Justice Lewison heard the arguments. He pronounced the judgment that Cranway's complaint had failed because the patent was invalid. Had the patent being valid, however, then there were grounds for infringement.