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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Will Indemnification Commitments Address Market Demands in AI?

Lately, content owners have targeted generative AI providers with infringement suits, which has made some consumers wary of potential infringement liability. Earlier this year, Valve, which operates Steam—the largest online...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Is Palworld Illegally Infringing Pokémon's Trademarks and Copyrights

Did Nintendo finally release a Pokémon videogame with guns? Oh, wait, it’s not Pokémon at all – it’s Palworld, a game released by Pocket Pair, a different Japanese videogame company. If you missed it, Palworld was released...more

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Red Points sued for Defamation over DMCA takedown notice

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In an interesting case from New York Federal court, a judge denied a motion to dismiss by Defendant Red Points (an anti-piracy protection company) for submitting a take down alleging the sale of counterfeit products by the...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Esports and IP Rights: Why Should You Protect Your Intellectual Property?

Quickly evolving industries, like gaming and esports, are exciting spaces and foster innovation. However, those innovators could be doing all the heavy lifting only for others to exploit their hard work if they’re not careful...more

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Protecting Your IP in the Metaverse

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“Danger, Danger Will Robinson!” That was the warning of the guardian robot in the 60’s television show, Lost in Space. Intellectual property lawyers are giving similar warnings when it comes to protecting intellectual...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Ghosts of Past Licensing Agreements Continue to Haunt Ms. Pac-Man

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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

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Court Body-Slams Wrestler’s Claim That Gears of War Video Game Character Infringed His Publicity Rights

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Lenwood Hamilton, also known as Hard Rock Hamilton, claimed that Gears of War character Augustus Cole infringed his publicity rights because the video game character had a number of features he felt were identified with him....more

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Madden Football Copyright Verdict Under Booth Review

Electronic Arts, Inc. (“EA”), owner of the $4 billion John Madden Football videogame franchise, thought it had a pretty good defense when Robin Antonick filed suit in the Federal Court for the Northern District of California,...more

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What’s The Big Idea? Protecting Employer-Owned Intellectual Property

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Originally published in the December 2012 issue of The HR Specialist. With the year-end holidays fast approaching, many businesses are in the midst of assessing their 2012 performance and planning for 2013. If those...more

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