[Consulting] Review of publishing agreement related to IP intellectual property rights, trademark rights.

Law firm Veat conducted a legal review of the publishing agreement for A, an online game development company, upon receiving a commission.

A requested a legal review of the publishing agreement as it was in the process of preparing a joint business for online and mobile games.

Law firm Veat reviewed the publishing agreement from A’s perspective, considering the situation where A was utilizing the publisher’s IP to develop online and mobile games. It examined the agreement, generally limiting the rights granted to the publisher and securing equal rights for the developer, and added a clause allowing the developer to have the right to use databases such as game user data and in-game user data that arise during the service process.

Notably, this case was an important matter because if A had proceeded with the contract according to the initial draft of this publishing agreement, the developer would have lost all trademark rights related to the ownership and sale, business, and service of the database of the developed game, and could have faced significant restrictions in servicing the game after the termination of this publishing agreement.

Law firm Veat provides legal advice by understanding the positions of both the publisher and the developer, based on its experience reviewing publishing agreements for numerous game companies. If you need legal advice regarding publishing agreements, please contact Law firm Veat.

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