Trademark Infringement
Manchester United Alleges Trademark Infringement through Third-Party Mods to Football Manager
Manchester United Alleges Trademark Infringement through Third-Party Mods to Football Manager Manchester United Football Club Ltd. v. Sega Publishing Europe Ltd. and Sports Interactive Ltd. Claim number: IL-2018-000085 Filed August 2018 On…
Fortnite “Running Man” Emote Lawsuit Against Epic Games Dismissed
Fortnite “Running Man” Emote Lawsuit Against Epic Games Dismissed Brantley et al v. Epic Games, Inc. et al Case No.: 8:19-cv-594-PWG United States District Court for the District of Maryland Filed February…
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…
Bears Versus Yetis the Triple Town Copyright Infringement Case
Bears Versus Yetis the Triple Town Copyright Infringement Case Spry Fox LLC v. LOLApps Inc., United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, 2012 2012 WL 5290158 This case is…
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.…
Case Update: Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. v. 3D Realms Entertainment ApS
Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. v. 3D Realms Entertainment ApS Complaint Filed May 28, 2019 United States District Court Central District of California 3D Realms has now responded to the suit, filed by…
Running Man Stars Suing Epic Games for Fortnite Dance
Running Man Stars Suing Epic Games for Fortnite Dance Brantley et al. v. Epic Games, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 8:19-cv-00594-PWG United States District Court for the District of Maryland Filed…
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…
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…
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…