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Atari sues Nestle over Breakout Advertisement
Atari Interactive, Inc. v. Nestlé, SA No. 3:17-CV-04803-SK (N.D. Cal. Aug. 17, 2017) On August 17, 2017, Atari Interactive sued Nestlé, alleging that a Nestlé KIT KAT® advertisement titled “Kit Kat:…
CASE UPDATE: Oaklawn Jockey Club Inc. et al. v. Kentucky Downs LLC et al., case number 16-5582, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Oaklawn Jockey Club Inc. et al. v. Kentucky Downs LLC et al. Case No. 16-5582, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit In their recent brief Appellees Kentucky Downs, LLC…
In re: NCAA Student-Athlete Name & Likeness Licensing Litigation
In re: NCAA Student-Athlete Name & Likeness Licensing Litigation U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Case Number: 4:09-cv-01967 On Thursday, June 21, 2013, a group of current and former…
NovaLogic, Inc. v. Activision Blizzard Et. al.
NovaLogic, Inc. v. Activision Blizzard et. al. U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Case Number: 2:12-cv-04011 In March 2012, NovaLogic sued Call of Duty developer, Activision, for trademark infringement…
New Case: Bethesda Softworks LLC v. Interplay Entertainment Corporation
Bethesda Softworks LLC v. Interplay Entertainment Corporation United States District Court, D. Maryland Case No. 1:2009cv02357, Filed On September 8, 2009 Bethesda and Interplay reached a settlement agreement regarding the “Fallout”…
Case Analysis: Hernandez v. IGE
Hernandez v. Internet Gaming Entertainment, LTD. United States District Court for S.D. Fla. Case No. 1:07-CIV-21403-JIC, Filed May 31, 2007, Settled August 26, 2008 Much like Blizzard v. In Game Dollar, this…
Case Update: Lucent v. Microsoft
In a newly filed lawsuit, Lucent claims that the Xbox 360 infringes its patent on MPEG-2 decoding. At the center of the dispute is Patent No. 5,227,878, “Adaptive Coding and Decoding of…
News: Frosty Treats v. Sony affirmed by 8th Circuit
On July 25, 2005, the Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit affirmed the Western District of Missouri’s dismissal of Frosty Treat’s complaint against Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. Frosty Treats asserted…
Case: In re Coin Operated Games (ITC 1981) [C,TM]
In Re Coin-Operated Audio-Visual Games and Components Thereof No. 337-TA-87, 214 USPQ 217 (ITC 1981) A complaint was filed against numerous competitors with the U.S. International Trade Commission by Midway Mfg.…
Case: Universal v. Nintendo (2nd Cir. 1984) [TM]
Universal City Studios v. Nintendo Co. Ltd. 746 F.2d 112 (2nd Cir. 1984) Tanks, soldiers, countless helicopters, and even Godzilla were no match for King Kong, so how did Nintendo manage to…
Case: In re Coin Operated Games (ITC 1982) [C,TM]
In Re Coin-Operated Audiovisual Games and Components Thereof (viz. Rally-X and Pac Man) No. 337-TA-105, 218 USPQ 924 (ITC 1982) A complaint was filed against 35 respondents with the U.S. International Trade…
Case: Midway v. Dirkschneider (D.Neb. 1983) [C] – Dirkschneider II
Midway Mfg. Co. v. Dirkschneider et al. 571 F.Supp 282 (D.Neb. 1983) (“Dirkschneider II”) In this follow up to Dirkschneider I, the court grants summary judgment to Midway with respect to Midway’s…