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New Case: Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Mojang AB

Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Mojang AB U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas Case No. 6:2012cv00470, Filed on July 20, 2012 Mojang, the studio responsible for creating the game Minecraft, has…

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New Case: Technology Properties Limited LLC et al v. Nintendo Co., Ltd et al

Technology Properties Limited LLC et al v. Nintendo Co., Ltd et al U.S. District Court, Northern District of California Case no. 5:2012cv03881 , Filed on July 24, 2012 On July 24, 2012,…

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Electronic Arts Reaches $27 Million Settlement in Antitrust Suit

  Pecover et al v. Electronic Arts Inc. U.S. District Court, Northern District of California Case No. 08-cv-02820 CW,  Filed June 5, 2008 A settlement has finally been reached in the lengthy…

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New Case: Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. v. Alyson Reeves et al

  Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. v. Alyson Reeves et al United States District Court, Central District of California Case No. 2:2009cv07621, Filed On October 20, 2009 In October of 2009, Blizzard brought suit against…

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New Cases: Electronic Arts, Inc. v. Textron, Inc. et al; Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. et al. v. Electronic Arts Inc

  Electronic Arts, Inc. v. Textron, Inc. et al U.S. District Court, Norther District of California Case No. 3:2012cv00118, Filed On January 6, 2012 Electronic Arts has filed an action seeking declaratory…

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New Case: Kenneth W Penders II v. Sega of America Inc et al

Kenneth W Penders II v. Sega of America Inc et al  United States District Court, Central District of California Case No. 2:2011cv08173, Filed On October 3, 2011 A dispute over copyright ownership of contributions…

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New Case: ProCloud Media Invest AB v. Paramount Pictures Corporation

ProCloud Media Invest AB v. Paramount Pictures Corporation U.S. District Court, Central District of California Case No. 2:2012cv05192, Filed on June 14, 2012 Courthouse News has recently reported that ProCloud Media Invest…

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New Case: Bissoon-Dath et al v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. et al

Bissoon-Dath et al v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. et al U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Case No. 10-15783, Filed On April 9, 2010 Back in 2008, Plaintiff Jonathan Bissoon-Dath and…

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New Case: OG International, LTD. et al v. Ubisoft Entertainment et al

OG International, LTD. et al v. Ubisoft Entertainment et al United States District Court, Northern District of California Case No. 3:2011cv04980, Filed On October 7, 2011 Both OG International and Ubisoft create games that…

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Minecraft Developer Mojang and Zenimax/Bethesda Settle Trademark Dispute

In March this year, Swedish Minecraft developer Mojang and Zenimax/Bethesda Softworks settled a lawsuit over the trademark “Scrolls.”  Mojang had filed a trademark registration for this mark on May 17, 2011, intending…

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Case Update: Beiswenger v. Ubisoft (Assassin’s Creed)

John L. Beiswenger v. Ubisoft Entertainment et al. U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania Case No. 1:12-cv-00717-CCC, Filed On April 17, 2012   Case Update: May 2012 Following a settlement with Game Trailers out of…

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New Case: Evony, LLC v. Philip Holland

Evony, LLC v. Philip Holland United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania Case No. 2:2011cv00064, Filed On Januaru 18, 2011 Evony, LLC is a company that develops, publishes, and operates the game…

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Analysis of First Amendment Defense in Trademark Cases

A recent decision coming from the Southern District of New York raises important implications about the usage of trademarks without permission in artistic works.  While this case concerns the usage of unauthorized…

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New Case: New World IP LLC v. Zoo Publishing Inc. et al

 New World IP LLC v. Zoo Publishing Inc. et al United States District Court, Southern District of New York Case No.1:11-cv-02532, Filed on April 13, 2011 In April of 2011, New World brought…

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New Case: Paqits, LLC v. Activision Blizzard, Inc.

Paqits, LLC v. Activision Blizzard, Inc. United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas Case No. 2:2012cv00013, Filed on January 11, 2012   Activision has been slapped with a patent infringement suit…

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New Case: Shared Memory Graphics, LLC v. Apple Inc.

Shared Memory Graphics, LLC v. Apple Inc. et al United States District Court,Northern District of California Case No. 3:10-cv-02475, Filed On June 4, 2010 In June of 2010, Shared Memory Graphics, LLC initiated a…

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New Case: Archie Comic Publications Inc. v. Penders

Archie Comic Publications Inc. v. Penders U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Case No. 1:10-cv-08858, Filed On November 23, 2010 During November of 2010, Archie Comic Publications filed suit against Ken…

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New Case: RC3, Inc. v. Justin Bieber

  RC3, Inc. v. Justin Bieber United States District Court, Middle District of Florida Case No. 3:2012cv00193, Filed on February 24, 2012 A game about jousting beavers has apparently upset Justin Bieber…

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New Case: Promotional Technologies LLC v. Facebook, Inc. et al

Promotional Technologies LLC v. Facebook, Inc. et al U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas Case No. 3:2011cv03488, Filed On December 15, 2011 In addition to the numerous other legal battles that Facebook has…

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New Case: Impulse Technology Ltd. v. Nintendo of America, Inc. et al

Impulse Technology Ltd. v. Nintendo of America, Inc. et al.   U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Case No. 1:11-cv-02519 On November 11, 2011, Impulse Technology Ltd filed a complaint…

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