Activision licensed the Gibson trademark and trade dress in November 2006 in connection with Guitar Hero’s "custom guitar controller peripheral." Activision paid a one-time fixed license fee to cover the term of the license and Gibson agreed to help promote the Guitar Hero product.Continue Reading Gibson’s Patent Action Against Activision Hits Wrong Chord with Court in “Guitar Hero” Dispute: Summary Judgment Granted
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Virtual Currency: Regulation and Taxation Issues
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China’s State Administration of Taxation recently announced a tax levy on individual income made through virtual currency transactions, despite a February 2007 ban on the trading of virtual currency.Continue Reading Virtual Currency: Regulation and Taxation Issues