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| Angry Birds maker Rovio sued over app patents | Angry Birds maker Rovio sued over app patents |
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| Rovio, the Finnish maker of the Angry Birds game, is being sued by a licensing company for infringing its patents. | Rovio, the Finnish maker of the Angry Birds game, is being sued by a licensing company for infringing its patents. |
| Lodsys has said that Rovio and other developers violated its patents with games on Apple's iOS platform and Google's Android. | Lodsys has said that Rovio and other developers violated its patents with games on Apple's iOS platform and Google's Android. |
| Lodsys is embroiled in lawsuits with other big technology companies, including Apple. | Lodsys is embroiled in lawsuits with other big technology companies, including Apple. |
| Rovio said it had not received any direct contact regarding the complaint. | Rovio said it had not received any direct contact regarding the complaint. |
| "As soon as we receive more information we will take appropriate action," a spokesperson said. | "As soon as we receive more information we will take appropriate action," a spokesperson said. |
| Angry Birds is one of the most popular game applications. | Angry Birds is one of the most popular game applications. |
| Rovio marketing chief Peter Vesterbacka said last week that the game had surpassed 300 million downloads. | Rovio marketing chief Peter Vesterbacka said last week that the game had surpassed 300 million downloads. |
| Lodsys, a company that licenses patents but does not have any other business, added five new defendants to a suit filed in May with a US district court in Texas. | Lodsys, a company that licenses patents but does not have any other business, added five new defendants to a suit filed in May with a US district court in Texas. |
| Along with Rovio, it named Electronic Arts, Take-Two Interactive which makes Grand Theft Auto, Atari and others in the list of companies it says are violating its patents. | |
| Electronic Arts, Take-Two and Atari were not immediately available for comment. |