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
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First Amendment ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair Competition ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
Video Games
Just two months ago, we published a post about an Eastern District of Pennsylvania decision in the Pellegrino v. Epic Games case regarding Epic’s online battle royale video game, Fortnite. In that case, saxophonist Leo...more
6/16/2020
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Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Music ,
Right of Publicity ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Video Games ,
YouTube
Even devoted comic book fans and other true believers might not know that the term “Comic-Con” is meant to refer to the king of comic conventions - the San Diego Comic Convention (“SDCC”) - not all comic conventions in...more
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
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Celebrities ,
Dismissals ,
Fair Use ,
First Amendment ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Right of Publicity ,
Royalties ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair Competition