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NOTE 9 - PATENTS	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements
NOTE 9 - PATENTS	NOTE 9 - PATENTS Worlds Inc. currently has six patents, 6,219,045 - 7,181,690 - 7,493,558 – 7,945,856, 8,082,501 and 8,145,998. On March 30, 2012, the Company filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Activision Bizzard Inc., Blizzard Entertainment Inc. and Activision Publishing Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Susman Godfrey LLP is lead counsel for the Company. The costs to prosecute those that the Company and our legal counsel believe to be infringing on said patents were capitalized under patents until a resolution is reached. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in our ability to prosecute our IP portfolio or that we will be able to acquire additional patents.

NOTE 9 - PATENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

NOTE 9 - PATENTS

Worlds Inc. currently has six patents, 6,219,045 - 7,181,690 - 7,493,558 – 7,945,856, 8,082,501 and 8,145,998. On March 30, 2012, the Company filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Activision Bizzard Inc., Blizzard Entertainment Inc. and Activision Publishing Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Susman Godfrey LLP is lead counsel for the Company. The costs to prosecute those that the Company and our legal counsel believe to be infringing on said patents were capitalized under patents until a resolution is reached.

There can be no assurance that we will be successful in our ability to prosecute our IP portfolio or that we will be able to acquire additional patents.

- Definition

Disclosure of accounting policy for revenue recognition for licensing fees, which is consideration paid to the entity (licensor) by another party for the right to use, but not own, certain of the entity's intangible assets. Licensing arrangements include, but are not limited to, rights to use a patent, copyright, technology, manufacturing process, or trademark.

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