USA
- April 27 2021
On April 8, 2021, Activision Publishing, Inc. filed a lawsuit against Warzone.com LLC regarding the use of the word marks “Warzone” and “Call of Duty…
USA
- January 15 2021
While most patent disputes involving gaming companies are located in district courts, the ITC remains a viable option for at least some gaming…
USA
- January 11 2021
The eSports ecosystem experienced transcendental growth in 2020 due at least in part to the Covid-19 pandemic, and is poised to act as a spring board…
USA
- December 21 2020
When participating in an M&A process involving a video game company, whether you are on the sell-side or the buy-side, there are certain key terms…
USA
- November 30 2020
Loot boxes have become a regular feature in many mainstream video games. However, while their popularity is clear amongst gamers, the legal issues…
USA
- October 27 2020
The streaming landscape has experienced its second major shakeup this year with Huya’s merger with DouYu on October 12, 2020. Huya and DouYu are…
USA
- September 22 2020
With 6 lawsuits, 32 preliminary injunction actions, and over 20 PTAB proceedings, GREE and Supercell have been duking it out in the IP world, with…
USA
- August 3 2020
During the first few months of the COVID-19 lockdown, with virtually all major sporting events cancelled, sports betting and gambling companies turned…
USA
- June 15 2020
The allegations of gambling issues with games continues. Last week, a class action lawsuit was filed against Apple relating to games in its App Store…
USA
- May 26 2020
Musicians and gamers are no strangers to each other; the two industries have been capitalizing on the crossover of their respective fan bases for…