Activision Inc. is suing Gibson Guitar Corp., claiming that its popular video game "Guitar Hero" does not infringe on a Gibson patent.
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angles, wants the court to strike down Gibson's claim that Guitar Hero Logo
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The lawsuit alleges that Gibson notified Activision in a letter in January that Guitar Hero software and its guitar shaped controller infringe on Gibson's patent.
"Gibson respects the intellectual property of others and expects others to respect its intellectual property as well." Activision pays an undisclosed amount for Gibson's trademark under a license agreement. Activision's senior litigation counsel, Mary Tuck said the company "was not interested in renewing the license and marketing support agreement" with Gibson and that was the reason Gibson claimed patent infringement. "Gibson is a good partner and we have a great deal of respect for them," said George Rose, Activision's general counsel, in a statement. "We disagree with the applicability of their patent and would like a legal determination on this."
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