Intellectual Property Protection for Video Games and Virtual/Augmented Reality

Brush up on your knowledge of intellectual property protection of video games, virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality. Topics discussed in this practice note include strategies for drafting video game-related patent applications, patenting extended reality, addressing how to describe extended reality concepts in patent applications, and handling copyright issues pertaining to video games, such as copyrightability, piracy, and emulation.

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