"Guitar Hero" tagged Cases and Lawsuits
| Case | Case Filed | Last Document |
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| Gibson Guitar Corporation v. Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. et al | March 20, 2008 | August 8, 2008 |
| Plaintiff Gibson Guitar Corporation alleges that Defendants Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., MTV Networks and Electronic Arts, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,990,405 entitled "System and Method for Generating and Controlling a Simulated Musical Concert Experience." The suit relates to the Guitar Hero and Rock Band series of products. |
| Gibson Guitar Corporation v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. et al | March 17, 2008 | June 18, 2008 |
| Plaintiff Gibson Guitar Corporation alleges that Defendants Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corporation, Kmart Corporation, Amazon.com Inc., GameStope Corporation and Toys-R-Us Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,990,405 entitled "System and Method for Generating and Controlling a Simulated Musical Concert Experience" by selling Guitar Hero series of video games. |
| Romantics et al v. Activision Publishing, Incorporated et al | November 20, 2007 | November 21, 2007 |
| Plaintiffs The Romantics a/k/a Master Beat, Inc., Wally Palmar, Mike Skill and Coz Canler allege that Defendants Activision Publishing, Inc., Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., RedOctane, Inc. and WaveGroup Sound have violated Plaintiffs' rights by imitating Plaintiffs' identity, persona, and distinctive sound in order to sell their video game "Guitar hero Encore, Rocks the 80's" without permission from or compensation to Plaintiffs. |
