Walt Disney Co. subsidiary Lucasfilm Ltd. is rejecting a mobile application developer’s argument that Lucasfilm can’t claim trademark rights in a fictional game.
There are enough cases protecting a creator’s rights over fictional elements in stories to prevent dismissal of Lucasfilm’s claims against Ren Ventures Ltd. and Sabacc Creative Industries Ltd., Lucasfilm, which oversees the Star Wars franchise, argued in an opposition memorandum filed March 9 with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Popular fictional franchise owners often try to assert control over elements of their stories. The owners of the Star Trek franchise settled a ...
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