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28th Anniversary of Magic: The Gathering – A discussion of IP Considerations – Part Two
28th Anniversary of Magic: The Gathering – A discussion of IP Considerations – Part Two By Sandy Rokhlin* This is the second post in our MTG Intellectual Property series, please click here…
Epic Game’s Loot Llama Refused Trademark
Epic Game’s Loot Llama Refused Trademark In re Epic Games, Inc. Image of Mark in App. No. 88/233,723 On May 26, 2021, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) affirmed the refusal…
Nintendo ROM Distributor Owes Over $2 Million After Summary Judgement
Nintendo ROM Distributor Owes Over $2 Million After Summary Judgement Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Matthew Storman United States District Court for the Central District of California Case No. CV 19-7818 Filed:…
Pac-Man Owners Caught in Retro Game IP Maze
Pac-Man Owners Caught in Retro Game IP Maze Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. v. AtGames Holdings Ltd. et. al. United States District Court for the Northern District of California Case No. 5:19-cv-05898…
The NCAA Blocks the Use of “March Madness” in Trademark Dispute
National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Kizzang LLC et al Case number 1:17-cv-00712 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana Filed: March 8, 2017 (Editor’s Note: This is an old case,…
Riot Games Rioting Over Esports Team’s Trademark Infringement
Riot Games Rioting Over Esports Team’s Trademark Infringement Riot Games Inc. v. Riot Squad Esports LLC United States District Court for the Central District of California Case No. 2:19-cv-08626 Filed October 7,…
Nintendo Continues Campaign Against Piracy
Nintendo Continues Campaign Against Piracy Nintendo of America Inc. v. Matthew Storman and John Does 1-10 United States District Court for the Central District of California Filed September 10, 2019 Case No.…
University Attempts to Trademark THE Most Common Word
University Attempts to Trademark THE Most Common Word In other news, The Ohio State University has recently filed a trademark application, No. 88571984, with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on…
Indie Developers Change Game Name Over Bethesda Trademark Dispute
Indie Developers Change Game Name Over Bethesda Trademark Dispute On May 1st, 2017, No Matter Studios announced that they changed the name of their game “Prey for the Gods” to “Praey…
Twitch Takes Action Against Trolls Amid Artifact’s Downfall
Twitch Takes Action Against Trolls Amid Artifact’s Downfall Twitch Interactive, Inc. v. John and Jane Does 1-100 United States District Court for the Northern District of California filed on June 14, 2019…
Take-Two voluntarily dismisses its legal action against the Pinkertons
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. v. Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations, Inc. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Filed January 11, 2019, NYSD-1-19-cv-00338 Dismissed: April 11, 2019 Case…
Iron Maiden’s Trademark Test
Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. v. 3D Realms Entertainment ApS Complaint Filed May 28, 2019 United States District Court Central District of California On May 28, 2019, the band Iron Maiden, through their…
Take-Two Interactive Software v. Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. v. Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations, Inc. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Filed January 11, 2019, NYSD-1-19-cv-00338 On January 11, 2019, Take-Two Interactive…
Law Review: A History of US Video Game Litigation
We’re proud to announce that the Patent Arcade’s own, Ross Dannenberg & Josh Davenport, have published a new law review article on the history of US video game litigation, including analysis of…
Blizzard Entertainment v. Blizzard Sports Center
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. v. Blizzard Sports Center, Inc., et al Central District of California Civil Docket: 8:17-cv-01001-JVS-DFM Filed 06/09/2017 Decided 11/02/2018 On November 2, 2018, the U.S. District Court of the Central…
Nintendo Wins Against Real Life Mario Kart
Nintendo Wins Against Real Life Mario Kart It is being reported that Nintendo has won a lawsuit against a Tokyo go-kart rental service called Mari Mobility, previously MariCar. The Tokyo District Court…
Atari sues Indy T-Shirt Websites
Atari Interactive, Inc. v. RedBubble, Inc. United States District Court for the Northern District of California Docket No. 3-18-cv-03451, filed June 11, 2018 Atari Interactive, Inc. v. Zazzle, Inc. United States District…
FaZe Clan Sued for Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition
On January 29, 2018, FaZe Clan, Inc. (“FaZe Clan”) , an online gaming team, was sued by FAZE Apparel, LLC (“FAZE Apparel”) for trademark infringement, false designation of origin, and unfair competition. …
AM General Sues Activision over Humvees in Call of Duty
AM General LLC v Activision Blizzard Inc et al, FIled November 7, 2017, SDNY, No. 17-08644. AM General—the maker of HUMVEE vehicles—has sued Activision over Call of Duty’s inclusion of HUMVEE vehicles…
Epic Games files a Fourth Suit against Alleged Fortnite Hackers
October 27, 2017, Epic Games, Inc. (“Epic”) sued three foreign individuals–James Mendes, Konstantin Vladimirovich Rak, and Oleksey Olekseevich Stegailo–for copyright infringement, trademark infringement, false designation of origin, breach of contract, and, under…