Ross Danennberg
Cool cover art needed for book
As many of you know, we are working on the Second Edition of the American Bar Association’s Legal Guide to Video Game Development. It’s scheduled for publication later this fall, and we…
SUPREME COURT: KIRTSAENG V. JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. – Attorney Fees in Copyright Cases
U.S. SUPREME COURT RULES IN KIRTSAENG V. JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. By Rajit Kapur Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., No. 15-375, that it is appropriate…
Listen for Yourself: Ed Sheeran sued for copyright infringement over “Photograph”
This isn’t video game related, but music copyright cases always interest me. First, the details, from Law360: New York (June 8, 2016, 8:14 PM ET) — British singer Ed Sheeran violated U.S.…
Have you tried our iOS app?
Just a reminder to our readers that the link to your right for the iOS App Store will take you to our actual and very real Patent Arcade Patent Search app available for…
White Knuckle Gaming v. Electronic Arts – EA shoots… and scores!
White Knuckle Gaming v. Electronic Arts Case number 1:15-cv-00150 U.S. District Court for the District of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah. June 2, 2016. U.S. District Judge Jill N. Parrish granted Electronic…
HUGE win for Google in Oracle API case.
From Law360: Google won a high-profile jury verdict Thursday that its use of Oracle’s copyrighted Java software code in its Android mobile operating system was protected by the fair use doctrine, clearing…
Shameless Plug: That Frog on Kickstarter
That Frog is a casual mobile game being developed by Pixabits with the help of students at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Game development is about 1/3 complete, and they are…
Patent Arcade Seeks Summer Intern
Hey law students, it’s that time of year again. The Patent Arcade is seeking a summer intern to assist with news, research, and drafting content for the blog. A keen interest in…
Obama Signs Law Allowing Trade Secret Owners to Sue in Federal Court
OBAMA SIGNS LAW ALLOWING TRADE SECRET OWNERS TO SUE IN FEDERAL COURT By Bradley J. Van Pelt and Shambhavi Patel Yesterday, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), enacting a federal trade secrets…
U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index
The U.S. Copyright Office maintains an index of fair use lawsuits. They recently sent out a reminder about the index, reproduced below. Definitely worth checking out. One year ago, the U.S. Register…
Banner & Witcoff is HIRING! Attorneys and Law Clerks wanted.
Banner & Witcoff is seeking Associate Attorneys with 1-7 years of experience and a background in electrical engineering, computer engineering or computer science for its Washington, DC office. Patent prosecution experience is…
Patent Arcade Patent Search App now available on iOS
We are happy to announce that the Patent Arcade Patent Search app is now available for iOS. This handy tool lets you search and review patents on the go, displaying patents in…
Make America Grape(fruit) Again for iOS
A little political satire to lighten your day. Make America Grape(Fruit) Again is now live on the iOS App Store. Who will be the Chief Executive on Donald Trump’s leaderboard? by…
Swamp Mess – Memory Game for iOS
A student I work with developed this app for iOS, called Swamp Mess. It’s a simple memory game, but fun to play. My 2 year old son LOVES it. And the background…
Job Vacancy: Digital Image Rights and Reproduction Specialist
I don’t normally post job openings, but this one looked cool. The Smithsonian Institution is looking for someone that researches, negotiates, obtains, and documents licenses from copyright holders to use images of…
McRO v. Namco Bandai UPDATE: Oral Arguments at Federal Circuit
FEDERAL CIRCUIT HEARS ORAL ARGUMENTS IN MCRO V. NAMCO BANDAI: Will Patent-Eligibility of Computer Software Survive? By Ross A. Dannenberg In the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2014 decision in Alice…
Patent Arcade on the ABA Blawg 100
We are proud to announce that the Patent Arcade has been included in this year’s ABA Blawg 100 list of notable legal blawgs. The Blawg 100 includes only continually updated law blogs.…
Historical Interlude: The Magnavox Co. v. Mattel, Inc.
An interesting story came across my email recently, and I wanted to share it with our readers, especially the attorneys who follow our blog. For those who don’t know, the Federal Circuit…
“Happy Birthday to You” in public domain
Good Morning to You Productions Corp., a production company working on a documentary about the song, sued Warner Chappel Music in New York federal court in June 2013, claiming that “Happy Birthday…
A little Kickstarter love… BEARD (the game)
I sometimes meet with indie/startup game developers and provide guidance and advice based on my own experiences in the industry and having worked with lots of young companies. I recently met two…