Sometimes, the best place to determine whether a work qualifies as art is in a courtroom. In a recent decision, Judge John H. Chun of the District Court for the Western District of Washington found that a driving simulator...more
11/23/2022
/ Artistic Works ,
First Amendment ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair Competition ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
Video Games
In a recent decision, Judge John R. Padova of the federal court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed seven out of eight of the claims brought by musician Leo Pellegrino alleging that Epic Games unlawfully copied...more
In the past few years, retrogaming – collecting and playing video games from past generation consoles – has become incredibly popular. However, retrogaming raises some interesting copyright issues for both IP owners and...more
On November 6, 2019, I discussed a licensing dispute regarding Ms. Pac-Man between Bandai Namco and AtGames Holdings. At that time, Bandai Namco sought a preliminary injunction against AtGames based on AtGames’ alleged...more
1980 was a momentous year. Not only was it the year in which the Rubik’s Cube was first released, it was also when approximately 350 million people worldwide finally learned who shot J.R. on TV’s “Dallas” (spoiler alert: it...more
11/6/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Arbitration ,
Assignments ,
Commercial Use ,
Contract Disputes ,
Copyright ,
Games ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP Assignment Agreements ,
IP Litigation ,
License Agreements ,
Royalties ,
Trademarks ,
Video Games
One year ago, I wrote a post about the Lohan v. Take-Two Interactive case in which Lindsay Lohan thought she recognized her image in Take-Two’s Grand Theft Auto V (“GTAV”) video game. Many people who notice that they resemble...more
4/25/2019
/ Cease and Desist ,
Celebrities ,
Dismissals ,
Fair Use ,
First Amendment ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Right of Publicity ,
Royalties ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair Competition