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Rockstar Games, Inc. D.b.a. Play Pen

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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
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Trademark Law

E.S.S. Entm’t 2000 v. Rock Star Videos: First Amendment Trumps Trademark Rights
In E.S.S. Entertainment 2000, Inc. v. Rock Star Videos, Inc., 547 F.3d 1095 (9th Cir. 2008), the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals confirmed that when trademark rights clash with the First Amendment, the First Amendment usually wins – at least in cases involving artistic or creative endeavors. The court…
Posted:
01/6/2009
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