Category: Video Game Lawyer

VR developers face uncharted copyright territory around virtual environments, user-generated content, and real-world replications. Here’s how existing copyright law applies to VR.

Registering a trademark for your video game name protects your brand and prevents competitors from using confusingly similar names. Here’s the process and what game developers need to know.

Works-for-hire agreements determine who owns the copyright in video game assets created by employees or contractors. Here’s how the doctrine applies in game development.

A trademark dispute over the Angry Birds game revealed how video game IP is protected and contested. Here’s what game developers can learn from the Angry Birds trademark fight.

Valve’s Half-Life 3 trademark filing triggered speculation and illustrated key lessons about video game intellectual property strategy. Here’s what the filing reveals about game IP.

Michigan offered tax credits to video game developers to attract the gaming industry to the state. Here’s what the program covered and what game companies needed to qualify.

Atari’s bankruptcy filing raised complex IP issues around video game assets, licenses, and brand ownership. Here’s a video game lawyer’s analysis of what the bankruptcy meant for gaming.

The EA Sports right of publicity case tested whether game developers can use athletes’ likenesses without permission. Here’s what the courts decided and the lessons for game makers.

Warner Bros. was sued for copyright infringement over the Nyan Cat meme in a video game. Here’s what the case taught about internet meme copyright ownership.

Getting an indie game on Nintendo’s platform requires navigating strict approval and technical requirements. Here’s what independent game developers need to know about the process.