Misc
New Book Forthcoming!
We wanted to let everyone know that we have a new book in the works, tentatively titled “The Business of… Video Games!” This is a self-help introduction to legal issues that smaller,…
Penny Arcade Expo PAX East and other new stuff
Hey everyone, we’ve been a little behind lately, but good things are in store. The Patent Arcade’s own, Ross Dannenberg, will be speaking at Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) East this Friday in…
USPTO Patent Dashboard
If you’re looking for some good visualization data of the USPTO backlog, pendency times, and other interesting statistics, check out the USPTO Patent Dashboard, it provides some very useful and interesting metrics.
Patent/Trademark Search iPhone App
Banner & Witcoff’s IP LawyerTM is an iPhone application providing iPhone-customized full search access to patents* and trademarks issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office as well as corresponding assignments.…
Extra Life: Evolution
A pretty funny comic from Scott Johnson at Extra Life:
Kotaku Census 2010: The Full Results
Kotaku’s full census results are in, and there are some interesting points… Re Consoles:– 65% of you own multiple consoles, while a quarter of participating Kotaku readers are in possession of all…
See You at Triangle Games 2010!
If you’re planning to attend the 2010 Triangle Games Conference in Raleigh, NC, please stop by and say ‘hello’! Steve, Ross, and Shawn are presenting a panel on recent developments in video…
ABA IP Section Spring Conference is coming up!
For attorneys, this is the one annual conference that IP lawyers cannot afford to miss. Now in its 25th anniversary year, the Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference of the ABA Section of…
Ross Dannenberg Speaking at GDC 3/11 and 3/13/10
Hey everyone, if you’re at GDC 2010, I will be speaking at the following two sessions: Video Game IP – What You Need to Know NOWSpeaker: Ross Dannenberg (Partner, Banner & Witcoff,…
BOOK RELEASE: Computer Games and Virtual Worlds
The Patent Arcade is pleased to announce that a new book co-edited by our own Ross Dannenberg (i.e., me), and partly authored by our own Steve Chang, is now available for purchase…
Coming soon: New book on Video Game IP Law
We’re getting close… Stay tuned for more information about our new book. I am one of the editors, along with others from my committee at the American Bar Association: Computer Games and…
SAVING PROGRESS…DO NOT SHUT OFF CONSOLE
Every gamer has anxiously awaited this message to appear – you may have just beaten the final boss level after several unsuccessful attempts or you may have finally beaten a friend’s high…
Licensing Executives Society (LES) Celebrates 45 Years
I usually don’t report press release type stuff, but the LES is an important part of game development. Namely, licensing content is a HUGE part of game creation, design, and development. I…
Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft Just Can’t Control Themselves
With the growing popularity of video game systems such as Nintendo’s Wii, Sony’s Playstation 3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360, it seems that all sorts of patent holders are coming out of the…
Article: The great free beer debate…
A colleague from across the pond, David Musker of RGC Jenkins, forwarded to me an interesting (and humorous) article that he wrote back in 2007. It’s a funny tongue-in-cheek perspective on the…
Free passes to Engage Expo!
Just announced this morning, Engage Expo is giving away 200 free expo-only passes. Engage! Expo, taking place September 23-24 at the San Jose Convention Center, provides insight into the best practices, current…
Article on Pirate Bay
A colleague of mine, Mikko Manner, recently published an article regarding Pirate Bay in the Entertainment Law Review. The article begins, as you may know: On April 17, 2009, the District Court…
PlayCrafter offers free Flash game creation
www.PlayCrafter.com Here’s a nice article from Wired.com about it, too.
Ross Dannenberg Speaking at San Jose Digital Law Conference – Sep. 23-24, 2009
Please join me at Digital Law Conference – http://www.digitallawconference.com/ – Sept. 23-24 in San Jose. The growth of games, social media, virtual goods and virtual worlds has raised legal issues with no…
Thank you to Jackie Unger!
Hey everyone, we just wanted to take a moment and give a big THANK YOU to rising 2L GWU law student Jackie Unger, who has been helping out over the summer. All…