No High Score for Atari in IP Trial against E-Commerce Marketplace
By Robert E. Freeman, Jonathan Mollod, and Peter Cramer, of Proskauer
In the dramatic conclusion to a copyright and trademark infringement multiplayer contest that went into the final round between online print-on-demand marketplace Redbubble Ltd. ("Redbubble") and videogame studio Atari Interactive, Inc. ("Atari"), a California federal jury burst the game company's bubble when it gave Redbubble the win. (Atari Interactive Inc. v. Redbubble Inc., No. 18-03451 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 4, 2021)).&