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Case: ESS v. Rock Star (9th Cir. 2008) [T]

E.S.S. Entertainment 2000 v. Rock Star Video __ F.3d __ (9th Cir. 2008) (by Shawn Gorman) The (in)famous Grand Theft Auto series, produced by Rock Star Games, has become synonymous with legal…

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New Case: THQ v. Activision Blizzard

On October 23, 2008, THQ filed a new lawsuit against Activision Blizzard for trade dress and copyright infringement regarding Activision’s planned release of “SCORE International Baja 1000 The Official Game” in late…

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New Case: Nintendo v. Nyko (W.D. Wash.) Filed June 10, 2008

Nintendo of America Inc. v. Nyko Technologies Inc. Case number 08-cv-907 U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington Nintendo of America filed a lawsuit on June 10, 2008, against Nyko…

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Case: Eros v. Simon (SETTLED 2007) – Second Life

Somehow this well reported case got overlooked here at the Patent Arcade, and that appears to be because I thought I’d already written about it. In any event, it now gets its…

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News: Second Life creates Brand Center to protect its trademarks

As Second Life matures, they are taking some fairly customary steps, one of which is to take a more proactive role to protect their own intellectual property. In this vein, Linden Labs…

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