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Video Game Studio Intellectual Property Strategy

Recently we’ve seen an uptick in interest among video game studios looking to protect their intellectual property, with a focus on protecting characters and game/studio names. Here is a list of priorities that should be considered when determining or developing a video game studio’s intellectual property strategy (in common order of priority). 1. Trademark protection...

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Intellectual Property Rights for Video Game Studios

For our video game clients, protecting intellectual property is an important part of their business.   Intellectual property protection for a video game commonly comes in the form of trademark and copyright but may also involve patents and trade secrets Trademarks can protect the titles and logos associated with a game.  Without a registered trademark, another studio could...

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Preparing your Privacy Policy for Apple Arcade

With the recent launch of Apple Arcade, we’re encountering a rush of clients seeking advice on how to make their Privacy Policy compliant with Apple Arcade rules. Apple Arcade requires a different Privacy Policy than the iOS store and submitting your standard Privacy Policy will most likely result in your title being rejected from Apple...

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Video Game Profit Sharing Structures

Our video game studio clients often come to us with plans to split game profits among the team members but require advice on the form this split should take.  Three main approaches exist for structuring your video game profit share: 1.  Profit Sharing Agreement The most common approach is the Profit Sharing Agreement.  This agreement is between the...

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