Infringement

The European Commission warns Meta as it is imposing “unfair trading conditions” on competitors The European Commission warns Meta, Facebook’s parent company, on Monday. Meta is breaching EU antitrust laws by distorting competition in markets for online classified advertising and abusing its dominant position. The Commission said in a preliminary view that it would further investigate and that it could impose a fine of up to 10% of the company’s annual global turnover if there is sufficient evidence of an…

Delhi HC summons Bear Grylls in copyright infringement case(Photo Credit –Instagram) In response to a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by an Indian writer and producer, Arrmann Shharma over the show ‘Get Out Alive With Bear Grylls,’ the Delhi High Court issued summons to the British adventurer among others. Warner Brothers Discovery, National Geography, and over-the-top (OTT) service Hotstar were also sent summons by Justice Amit Bansal. Meanwhile, the court referred the parties to mediation after a request by…

Riot Games has slammed Chinese publisher NetEase with multiple lawsuits, claiming that its mobile FPS Hyper Front copies “substantial parts of Valorant,” including its “characters, maps, weapons, weapon skins, and charms.” READ MORE: From Sting to Lil Nas X: how musicians have found a home in ‘League of Legends’ That’s according to Polygon, who reports that Riot Games has filed suits in the UK, Germany, Brazil and Singapore. While the details of the lawsuits vary in each country due to their differing copyright laws,…

Roddy Ricch and producer 30 Roc are facing a copyright infringement lawsuit over the rapper’s breakout hit “The Box,” Rolling Stone reports.In a lawsuit filed in Manhattan on Tuesday, musician Greg Perry has alleged that Roddy’s track rips off elements of his 1975 song “Come On Down.” In the 18-page complaint, Perry accused Ricch and his record label of using “a complete duplication” of portions of “Come On Down” in the track. Specifically, the violin during the opening of Perry’s track is referenced in the suit as being…

Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images)Guns N’ Roses filed a lawsuit on Friday against an online artillery shop for infringement of the Guns N’ Roses trademark and claims the shop’s name, Texas Guns and Roses, associates the band with the store. According to the lawsuit seen by Gizmodo, Guns N’ Roses claims the shop’s name “falsely suggests a connection” with them and creates a blurred line between the band’s distinction and could “tarnish … Guns N’ Roses mark.”Texas Guns and Roses, owned by Jersey Village Florists, LLC, sells…

IKEA has allegedly filed a cease and desist letter against an indie developer over perceived similarities between horror game The Store Is Closed and IKEA stores. The Store Is Closed is co-op survival game set in an “infinite furniture store” and will see players needing to “craft weapons and build fortifications to survive the night.” Created by Ziggy, a one-man indie studio, The Store Is Closed is currently in its last week of a Kickstarter campaign where it’s raised £45,000 ahead of a 2024 release date. However,…

Legal challenges and investigations are par for the course for multinational corporations, particularly those in the tech space since patents are closely guarded are heavily defended by those that hold them. Samsung has fought long patent battles with many companies, most popularly with Apple, and has also faced investigations from government regulators. The company now faces another inquiry from the U.S. International Trade Commission. Samsung isn’t alone in facing the investigation The U.S. International Trade…

Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament, a family dinner theater featuring staged medieval-style games, sword-fighting, and jousting performed by a cast of 75 actors and 20 horses, held in Lyndhurst, New JerseyAnadolu Agency | Getty ImagesMedieval Times has thrown down the gauntlet.The restaurant-and-show chain is suing its employees' New Jersey union for allegedly infringing on its trademark by using the Medieval Times name.The complaint, filed Thursday in a New Jersey federal court, alleges that possible confusion with the…

A tattoo artist has successfully sued Take-Two Interactive for copyright infringement, arguing that WWE 2K16, WWE 2K17 and WWE 2K18 used her tattoo designs without permission. READ MORE: Google Stadia is dead, what went wrong? As noted by PC Gamer, the case dates back to 2009, when tattoo artist Catherine Alexander approached Take-Two to negotiate a licensing deal for the tattoos she inked on pro wrestler Randy Orton between 2002 and 2008. The publisher rejected her proposal, instead offering £395 ($450) for the right…

Last updated: September 23rd, 2022 at 13:41 UTC+02:00 Samsung Electronics is under investigation by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) after Manufacturing Resources International (MRI) filed a complaint claiming that the South Korean company has infringed on its patents. MRI is a manufacturer of outdoor and semi-outdoor digital signage solutions, and the company alleges that Samsung Electronics and its SDS affiliate infringed on five patents. MRI claims that the patents concern cooling systems designed for…