Who said that?
Copyright protects the expression of this, not the idea itself.
What is the expression of ideas?
This type of IP protects names, logos, and symbols used to identify goods and services.
What is a trademark?
This type of intellectual property protects inventions, such as gaming hardware innovations.
What is a patent?
Which mobile app store grosses more income?
Apple
This claim can be made if a competitor falsely claims that their product is associated with or endorsed by another.
What is passing off?
This legal doctrine allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission.
Fair use?
What is the term for an unregistered trademark that gains protection through use in commerce?
What is a common law trademark?
Patents typically last for how many years from the filing date?
What is 20 years?
A common revenue-sharing model where developers and publishers divide the profits is called this.
What company has the best one?
What is a revenue split
Epic
Unfair competition involves misleading consumers and this.
What is causing consumer confusion?
Which type of work cannot be protected by copyright: characters, game mechanics, or music?
What are game mechanics?
The likelihood of confusion test is used to determine this?
What is trademark infringement?
What must be done to maintain the secrecy of a trade secret?
How?
Keep it confidential.
Physically locked up, NDAS, confidentiality agreements. etc
This type of distribution allows games to be sold and played through digital platforms without physical copies.
list 1 digital distrubution platform?
What is digital distribution?
Steam,
Using a trademark in a way that confuses consumers about the source of goods or services is known as this.
What is trademark dilution?
How long does copyright protection last for works created after 1978 in the United States?
What is the life of the author plus 70 years?
Which type of mark is most likely to be protectable: arbitrary, descriptive, or generic?
What is arbitrary?
This term refers to an unauthorized use or disclosure of a trade secret.
Misappropriation
When a publisher provides upfront funding for game development in exchange for distribution rights, this type of contract is used.
What is a development agreement?
What type of competition occurs when a business falsely advertises its product as superior to another company’s product?
What is false advertising?
To prove copyright infringement, you must demonstrate ownership of the copyright and this
What is substantial similarity?
What is the standard registration process for trademarks in the U.S., and which government office handles it?
What is the process internationally?
What is filing an application with the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office)?
File in home country and Madrid Application
This legal test determines whether a new invention meets the requirements for a patent.
What is the novelty test?
Name two key factors typically addressed in a publishing agreement.
What are revenue split and territorial rights?
Which federal act governs claims of unfair competition and false advertising in the U.S.?
What is the Lanham Act?