Intellectual Property Rights SIG

International Game Developers Association

Welcome to the wiki space of the IGDA's IP Rights Special Interest Group!

Note that much of the below content originated from the IP Rights White Paper, but will evolve as people contribute. If you want to see the original white paper content, either download the IP Rights White Paper pdf, or look at the original version of the wiki page.

Special Interest Groups Alternate Reality Games Artificial Intelligence Casual Games Flash SIG Game Accessibility Game Design SIG Game Education Game Preservation Human Resources Independent Developers Intellectual Property Rights Localization Mobile Game Development Online Safety Online Games Outsourcing Positive Impact Games Production Quality Assurance Quality of Life Sex in Games Students Tools Women in Game Development Writing

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Contents 1 SIG Resources 2 General IP Information 3 IP in Video Games 4 Practical Applications of IP 5 Links and References 6 Prior Art

SIG Resources

In addition to the content available via this wiki, the IP Rights SIG has these other sources of info on IP rights.

• IP Rights and Games blog
• IP Rights Discussion Forum
• IPR Mailing List
• IP Rights White Paper

General IP Information

• A Quick History of IP Rights
• Forms of IP Protection
• Copyright
• Trademarks
• Patents
• Trade Secrets
• Video Game Litigation Repostiory

IP in Video Games

• Overview of IP in Video Games
• IP in Game Design
• IP in Code
• IP In Audio
• IP in Graphic Art

Practical Applications of IP

• IP Agreements Independent Developers Sign
• Licenses and other ways to convey use of IP
• Methods of Documenting and Labelling Your Work
• Insuring against Intellectual Property Risks

Links and References

• Government Agencies
• Books
• Websites
• Case Archive

Prior Art

• Initial prior art listing...