iRacing triumphs in patent lawsuit; 505 Games, Bandai Namco also sued, also won

What is this patent lawsuit about, though? Well, as it turns out, Integrated Technology Solutions, LLC claimed that a patent that they filed for is based around the idea of how a dynamic race track and the cars that race on them works in a multiplayer setting. That’s what I’m getting, at least.

In the iRacing article, it’s written that Integrated Technology Solutions, LCC “claimed the abstract idea of a racing videogame that simulates track conditions on a vehicle’s performance rather than technology to implement the idea.”

It’s a pretty cool system, the dynamic track. It works really well in the case of dirt racing, where grooves will change and the cars will handle differently because of how it was either slicked off or if dirt was thrown into it. There’s a lot more about the lawsuit and terminology in the legal notes if you want to thumb through them. I’ve got enough of a headache trying to decipher exactly why this even is a thing.

Apparently, the court had the same sentiment, ‘why was this even a thing’ was likely asked, and for all cases, the claims were dismissed. Now, all of us asphalt oval iRacers can all go back to wondering when iRacing will bring back their dynamic track to the way it used to work before the v7 tire model was implemented.