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Bungie & Ubisoft Reach $300,000 Settlement With Ring-1 Cheat Sellers

TorrentFreak

In a market saturated with tens of thousands of games spanning dozens of genres, videogamers don’t have to look far to find the next big challenge to conquer. Both were directly involved in the development, marketing, sale, and distribution of cheats, the gaming companies claim.

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Understanding Copyright, Trademark and Halloween Costumes

Plagiarism Today

Lawsuits around these particular issues are rare and the disputes that do arise typically are handled through cease and desist letters or takedown notices. They are part fashion, part artwork, part branding and part character. Halloween costumes sit at an interesting and muddled intersection between copyright and trademark law.

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Role of Intellectual Property in Entertainment Industry

IIPRD

It gives authors and artists the sole ownership rights to their original writings, music, films, and artwork. An identifiable sign, symbol, or statement that sets one product or service apart from competitors in the market is called a trademark. The ability to duplicate, distribute, perform, and exhibit the work is one of these rights.

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Too Rusty For Krusty–Nickelodeon v. Rusty Krab Restaurant (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Finally, it points out Viacom is the owner of three valid trademark registrations for the KRUSTY KRAB mark and 400 copyright registrations covering “creative aspects of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise,” including episodes from the animated television series, movies, drawings, and stylebooks featuring artwork from the franchise.

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China: Recycled Packaging and Trademark Infringement, a Questionable Decision in the Tsingtao Beer Case

IP Tech Blog

The case was adjudicated in 2022 by the Weihai Market Supervision and Administration Bureau of Shandong Province in favor of Tsingtao Brewery and has been selected as a model trademark enforcement case by the State Administration for Market Regulation. Is this however a case of trademark infringement? Tsingtao’s choice.

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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

For example, when uploading artwork to Artrepreneur, the artist also gives the company a limited right to copy, display, and distribute digital copies of the artwork as needed to provide the services of the website. Perform sound recordings publicly through digital audio transmission.

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China: Recycled Packaging and Trademark Infringement, a Questionable Decision in the Tsingtao Beer Case

LexBlog IP

The case was adjudicated in 2022 by the Weihai Market Supervision and Administration Bureau of Shandong Province in favor of Tsingtao Brewery and has been selected as a model trademark enforcement case by the State Administration for Market Regulation. Is this however a case of trademark infringement? Tsingtao’s choice.