Steam Game Developer Wins ‘Patent Troll’ Trial Over Inventor (1)

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Feb. 17, 2026, 11:31 PM UTCUpdated: Feb. 18, 2026, 12:10 AM UTC

Valve Corp., the developer behind popular online gaming platform Steam, won its lawsuit against a prolific inventor and his affiliated entities, brought under a Washington state law meant to combat bad-faith patent assertion.

The jury favored Valve on all counts, according to a minute entry filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington. In a separate minute order Tuesday, the court said the jury found for Valve on its claims under Washington’s Patent Troll Prevention Act and Consumer Protection Act, and breach of contract allegations. A redacted verdict form wasn’t initially available.

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