“Patent troll” doubles down, now accuses Clicker Heroes maker of libel

Enlarge / This is a screen grab from the forthcoming Clicker Heroes 2. (credit: Playsaurus)

The video game studio behind Clicker Heroes says that after it recently refused "patent troll" demands and went public with them, it is now being threatened with fresh accusations of libel and new claims of patent infringement.

Last month Ars reported that GTX Corporation had threatened game developer Playsaurus with a lawsuit if that studio didn't pay $35,000 for a patent licensing fee to cover a patent for "electronic tokens."

In response, Playsaurus CEO Thomas Wolfley called GTX's demands to avoid "costly litigation" over Playsaurus' use of electronic "Rubies" in its games "meritless." Clicker Heroes offers players the chance to purchase, using US dollars, something of digital value ("rubies") in the game. Because GTX claims to own the entire concept of selling such tokens electronically, it claims that Playsaurus has violated its patent. A lawyer representing GTX has now upped the ante with the new allegations laid out above.

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