As a trademark attorney, clients ask me all the time about the trademark process and how they can get something trademarked. In this article, I’ll discuss the main steps and why you should probably hire a lawyer to help you.
In the latest episode of the Legal Moves podcast, I chat with Mike Gnade, designer and publisher extraordinaire at Rock Manor Games. We discuss the usual topics surrounding starting your own indie tabletop game publishing company, as well as some interesting talk about advertising your Kickstarter and board game trademarks! Don’t miss it!
Are you an indie dev who is thinking about signing an agreement with a publisher? I teamed up with Black Shell Media’s Raghav Mathur recently
I consulted on The Monopolists, a book by New York Times journalist Mary Pilon, a couple years ago. The book traces the legal history of the
One of the questions that always comes up when I’m forming a new game company for clients is “How do we divide the equity?” There are a few ways to go about it, each with their own pros and cons. Let’s take a look at the options.
When developing a game, there are a number of small details that you put into it, including the names of cards, powers, weapons, and other
A final decision has been handed down in the 2-year copyright infringement case involving the card game Bang! and its clone, Legends of the Three
In this post, game lawyer Zachary Strebeck looks at a recent Kickstarter trademark dispute over the name “Steamcraft” and gives some tips for game creators.
Game lawyer Zachary Strebeck looks at the SEC’s newly-approved final equity crowdfunding rules and discusses how they may fit in with funding game companies.
Game lawyer Zachary Strebeck discusses some of the bad things that can happen if you don’t do a proper trademark search before publishing your game.
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