IP Law 360

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Activision Blizzard Inc. should be awarded attorney fees after a Texas jury found the company's Call of Duty character David "Prophet" Wilkes did not infringe pro wrestler Booker T's "G.I. Bro" copyright, the video game company told the Fifth Circuit during oral arguments Wednesday.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 5, 2023

In its complaint, the DOJ alleged that Activision would fine an esports team one dollar for every dollar that a team spent over the total player compensation threshold. Activision’s conduct prevented that from happening. Activision Blizzard, Inc. , FOOTNOTES [1] Complaint, United States v. 3, 2023). [2]

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 18, 2023

Early January 2022, Activision filed a lawsuit in the United States against German companies EngineOwning UG and CMN Holdings S.A., Early January 2022, Activision filed a lawsuit in the United States against German companies EngineOwning UG and CMN Holdings S.A., Activision sued Defendants in Germany Two Years Ago.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 25, 2023

Last summer, Elite Boss Tech, Inc., 11020781 Canada Inc., “Larsen Understood That He was Violating Game Companies’ Rights” The next several pages detailing the Wallhax software are completely redacted. Claims that Larsen willfully violated the DMCA are not. Larsen’s reaction was, essentially, ‘Ha ha, try’.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 30, 2022

” Companies have started to take notice of this trend. For example, Microsoft cited its interest in the “Metaverse” as a key reason for acquiring the game developer Activision Blizzard, in a $68.7 One recent case, Worlds Inc. Activision Blizzard, Inc. Microsoft Corp.,

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 10, 2023

Many companies are collaborating to create an innovative and immersive metaverse experience and have somewhat succeeded in doing so however the legal aspects of the same are unaddressed, rather ignored. At present, many companies are implementing the concept at a micro level to study the pros and cons of the same. In the case of E.S.S

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