Deriş Patents and Trademarks Agency | Global | 18 Apr 2022
The video games industry is growing enormously worldwide. As of 2021, it was worth more than $175 billion, of which $90 billion corresponded to mobile gaming. It is thought that the industry will reach $218 billion by 2024. IP lawyers and advisors to video game firms must be creative – video games are complex works of authorship, comprising diverse IP rights.
Bird & Bird LLP | USA | 5 Apr 2022
A series of recent IP and studio acquisitions by videogame giants Sony and Microsoft appear to herald the beginning of a new way to consume…
AnJie Law Firm | China | 1 Apr 2022
Deep synthesis technology can generate images, texts, videos and audio content by using artificial intelligence. The Cyberspace Administration of China recently released the draft provisions on the Administration of Deep Synthesis of Internet Information Services. The draft targets online deep synthesis services, technical support for deep synthesis services, service users and service......
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Baker McKenzie | USA | 24 Jan 2022
In this Episode, Harry Valetk, is joined by Carlos Dávila-Peniche, based in Mexico City and Daniel Villanueva, based in Guadalajara, to…
Kemp IT Law | European Union, United Kingdom, USA | 13 Oct 2021
In September, the District Court of Northern California reached a decision in the Epic Games vs Apple case that many have said is a victory for…
SMARTLEGAL Schmidt & Partners | Hungary | 12 Oct 2021
The Supreme Court recently ruled in the case of a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award-winning composer who sued a French company in Hungary because of the illegal use of his music in video games distributed on online platforms. Besides the issue of the Hungarian courts' jurisdiction on a matter involving a foreign defendant and international copyright infringements, the other......
Wardyński & Partners | Poland | 26 Aug 2021
There is no single recipe for success in the video game market, but some causes of problems at the distribution stage are clear. In this article, we…
Wardyński & Partners | European Union, Poland | 6 Aug 2021
Many entities in the gaming industry believe that they process little or no personal data. This belief can be misleading. We discuss what gaming…
Lexology PRO | Australia, USA | 9 Jul 2021
An appellate court in Australia has sided with Epic Games and lifted a stay on the developer’s lawsuit accusing Apple of illegally maintaining its monopoly over the distribution of apps and in-app payments on its mobile platform.
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, China | 6 Jul 2021
China’s competition authority will reportedly block Tencent’s proposal to merge the country’s two largest video game streaming sites.