Gaming

Video games are no longer just a niche in the entertainment industry. Frequently, they are huge productions whose budgets exceed those of the biggest films. In recent years, the gaming industry has even overtaken Hollywood in terms of revenue. This spectacular growth has meant that game producers are faced with increasingly complex problems, often where business and the law meet.

Creating a video game these days, even an indie game, entails numerous legal issues, particularly concerning intellectual property. Computer games often involve multiple storylines set in vast imaginary worlds created especially for them that are composed of copyright-protected works - including the script, animation, music, graphics, and more. Some games recreate reality so exactly that in them we come across familiar objects such as cars, weapons, clothing, works of art and existing buildings, any of which can bear the trademark or an advertisement of a global brand. Game production, then, is quite a challenge in terms of intellectual property.

We have the knowledge and expertise needed to provide comprehensive legal assistance on the most complex video game production projects. Our experience advising a leading game publisher, as well as film producers, actors, musicians and software houses on numerous productions, is your guarantee of the effectiveness of our work.

Experience


we represented a publisher of computer games in a dispute with the author of the books on which the game's plot was based

we have created license agreements or agreements transferring copyrights, concerning multimedia works and computer programs

we legally secured the possibility of using the image of a well-known actor within a computer game as a so-called avatar

we have advised a leading Polish producer of computer games

we have prepared and provided opinions on license agreements for the exploitation of works within computer games

we provided opinions on publishing agreements for game producers

we assisted one of the largest AAA game developers in the world in enforcing its rights in the territory of Poland

we conducted due diligence on agreements concluded for the development of games, including a large grand strategy game

we provided an opinion on a co-publishing agreement concluded by a Polish studio with a foreign partner

we participated in negotiations on the adaptation of a popular book series into a game for VR platforms


Intellectual property
and media law professionals.

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