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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:…

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Angry Birds Sues Chicken Restaurant Over Trademark Dispute

Angry Birds Sues Chicken Restaurant Over Trademark Dispute Rovio Entertainment Ltd. v. Mary Mkhitaryan d/b/a Angry Birdz Chicken United States District Court for the Central District of California Case Number 2:13-cv-05401 Filed…

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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,…

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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.…

Copyright copyright infringement Nintendo Nintendo 3DS
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Bots and Cheaters Lose as League of Legends is awarded a $10 Million Payout

Riot Games, Inc. v. Stefan Delgado Argote et al Case number 2:16-cv-05871 District Court for the Central District of California Decided: March 1st 2017 In August 2016, California-based Riot Games, Inc. sued…

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Parties Agree to Settle in Damion Perrine v. Sega of America

Damion Perrine v. Sega of America, Inc., et. al. U.S. District Court, Northern District of California Case No. C: 13-1962 MEJ Case Dismissed: June 5, 2015 In April 2013, Damion Perrine filed…

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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…

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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. …

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