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In the business of video games, intellectual property protection is critical to success, and Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks are the bricks with which your IP portfolio is built. The Patent Arcade is the web's primary resource for video game IP law, news, cases, and commentary. Editor-in-Chief: Ross Dannenberg, Esq.

News: Criminal charges filed for Xbox modding.

Posted by Ross Dannenberg (Gamertag: Aviator) on Tuesday, December 20, 2005.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors have charged three men with copyright infringement for selling modified Xbox consoles that enabled the original video game machine from Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) to play pirated games.

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Jones and Bryant demonstrated the modified Xbox game consoles in their Melrose Avenue store. They charged from $225 to more than $500 for the modifications, depending on the extent of the modifications and the number of games preloaded onto the hard drive, according to a statement from prosecutors and the complaint affidavit obtained by Reuters.

Read article here.

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News: Acclaim IP on the block... cheap!

Posted by Ross Dannenberg (Gamertag: Aviator) on Tuesday, December 06, 2005.

Ever want to own a video game? Now's your chance. The bankruptcy trustee for Acclaim is auctioning off their portfolio, around 200 games! Some have bids, but some are just waiting for a bidder. Who knows what the IP includes, so do your due diligence, or else you'll get what you pay for. There are a number of interesting titles in there, and more that its share of duds.

The auction list can be viewed here.

News story here.

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News: EA sued over Madden 06 feature

Posted by Ross Dannenberg (Gamertag: Aviator) on Saturday, December 03, 2005.

Electronic Arts faces a lawsuit in the California Superior Court, San Mateo County, based on the claim that the publisher stole an idea for a game feature that was later incorporated into Madden NFL 06.

Read TeamXbox story here.

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