Litigation

Interesting New Trademark / First Amendment Case from the Ninth Circuit:
E.S.S. Entertainment 2000 v. Rock Star Videos, which rejects a strip club's trademark claim based on the adaptation of its logo inside the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas video game....

Ninth Circuit: Trademark claim over use in video game stripped away by First Amendment
In a decision Wednesday, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment that the producer of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas had a First Amendment defense against a claim of trademark infringement...

First Amendment Protects Grand Theft Auto from Strip Clubs Trademark Infringement Lawsuit
Much has already been written about the Ninth Circuit?s decision in E.S.S. Entertainment 2000, Inc. v. Rock Star Videos, Inc., Case No. 06-56237 (9th Cir. Nov. 5, 2008) finding that the First Amendment protected the makers of the video game Grand Theft Auto from trademark infringement claims brought by the owner of the Los Angeles strip club ?Play Pen? over a depiction of a fictional strip club named ?Pig Pen? in the video game...

Grand Theft Auto: This Ex-Laker was Not Just Playing a Video Game
One of the country’s most popular games is Grand Theft Auto, a video game about a guy who steals a car and wreaks havoc on the streets.  As entertaining as this might be, the reality is that grand theft auto is a serious crime and extremely dangerous...

GTA Movie Situation
There have been a number of movies in recent years based on video game properties (e.g, Hitman, Doom, etc.) Even though Take Two's Grand Theft Auto series of games is wildly popular, however, it's unlikely that there will be a "Grand Theft Auto" movie based on the game...

E.S.S. Entertainment 2000, Inc. v. Rock Star Videos, Inc. (9th Cir. - Nov. 5, 2008)
I've read a lot -- and I mean, a lot -- of opinions by Judge O'Scannlain. And I've seen a lot of good ones.But this one, in my view, is the most well-written of any of his opinions over past fifteen or so years...

Not So Grand Theft Auto
Remember the game Grand Theft Auto? And remember the shock when it turned out that someone had embedded (sic) sex scenes in the game? Even the city of Los Angeles got into the action...

Ladder Accident Injury Claims
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Dumb California Laws
Stupid Laws in the Sunshine State

Nintendo Control
Video game giant to pay $21 million settlement in patent lawsuit.

Media/Telecom
consumer rights involving print, radio, television, video, DVD, video games, and mobile telephones.

BMW
Settles E46 3-Series Subframe Lawsuit

Specialty Lamp International
Recalls Counterfeit Circuit Breakers

Grand River Dam Authority
Faces Class Action over Flood Damage

Station Night Club
More Settlements Reached