Intellectual Property
Mar. 2, 2009
Judge Rules Guitar Hero May Rock On
A federal judge has ruled that Activision Publishing Inc., the Santa Monica-based maker of the popular "Guitar Hero" video games, did not infringe on a patent belonging to famed guitar-maker Gibson Guitar Corp.
By Ciarán McEvoy
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - A federal judge has ruled that Activision Publishing Inc., the Santa Monica-based maker of the popular "Guitar Hero" video games, did not infringe on a patent belonging to famed guitar-maker Gibson Guitar Corp. "As a general observation, no reasonable person of ordinary skill in the relevant arts would interpret the ... patent as covering interactive video games, " U.S. District Judg...
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - A federal judge has ruled that Activision Publishing Inc., the Santa Monica-based maker of the popular "Guitar Hero" video games, did not infringe on a patent belonging to famed guitar-maker Gibson Guitar Corp. "As a general observation, no reasonable person of ordinary skill in the relevant arts would interpret the ... patent as covering interactive video games, " U.S. District Judg...
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