A63F 13/87
Communicating with other players during game play
Official title: Communicating with other players during game play, e.g. by e-mail or chat
A63F13/87 (Communicating with other players during game play) appears on 1,489 US grants and 1,979 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63F- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2025 | 99 | 113 |
| 2026 | 43 | 76 |
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