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ESS Entertainment 2000, Inc. E.s.a. Rockstar Games, Inc.

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Ninth Circuit Dismisses Trademark Infringement Claim Against "Grand Theft Auto" Video Games Maker
The issue in this case is whether a producer of a video game in the “Grand Theft Auto” series has a defense under the First Amendment against a claim of trademark infringement. Opinion, p. 15146. Rockstar Games, Inc. (“Rockstar”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., manufactures and…
Date of ruling:
11/5/2008