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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Worlds.com vs NCsoft: Not yet served?]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/05/worlds-com-vs-ncsoft-not-yet-served/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/05/worlds-com-vs-ncsoft-not-yet-served/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/05/worlds-com-vs-ncsoft-not-yet-served/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/legal/" rel="tag">Legal</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/virtual-worlds/" rel="tag">Virtual worlds</a></p><p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/12/legal-worlds-vs-ncsoft.jpg" alt="" />Just to update you all on the progress of the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/worlds.com-vs-ncsoft/">Worlds.com vs NCsoft lawsuit</a> (a patent suit that is pitched to spread to other MMOG and virtual environment developers/operators), the Korea Times reports on 31 December 2008, that <a href="http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/12/123_37103.html">NCsoft had yet to be served with notice of the suit</a>.</p>
<p>There are essentially only two ways in which the notice can be legally served to NCsoft in the Republic of Korea to establish jurisdiction over NCsoft as a defendant. One is through formal diplomatic channels, and the other is via the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hague_Service_Convention">Hague Service Convention</a>. The HSC was established because of the enormous delays in using the formal diplomatic channels. There's a time-limit on the serving of notice, and formal diplomatic channels for civil suits often take quite a bit longer.</p><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/05/worlds-com-vs-ncsoft-not-yet-served/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Worlds.com vs NCsoft: Not yet served?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/05/worlds-com-vs-ncsoft-not-yet-served/">Worlds.com vs NCsoft: Not yet served?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/05/worlds-com-vs-ncsoft-not-yet-served/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1418602/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/05/worlds-com-vs-ncsoft-not-yet-served/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>general-patent-corporation</category><category>hague-service-convention</category><category>korea-times</category><category>legal</category><category>ncsoft</category><category>patent</category><category>south-korea</category><category>virtual-worlds</category><category>worlds.com</category><category>worlds.com-vs-ncsoft</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tateru Nino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
