Tournaments, leagues and rap battles? Dive into the incredible world of esports and hear how so many different IP elements contribute to its success, together with Graham Ashton, External Affairs Manager for esports in the EMEA region at Riot Games.

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Want to get ready to partner with an investor or a publisher? In this episode of “Videogame Development: A Quest for IP” series, we will hear more about the role of IP during investments and acquisitions of games. We will talk about one of the recent transactions in the European gaming industry together with George Lemnaru, Founder of Green Horse Games.

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How do you ensure a videogame is ready to launch from an IP perspective? What does it mean to choose a name for a game that will go global? In this episode of the “Videogame Development: A Quest for IP” series, Yan Perng, Senior Legal Counsel at Tencent, will talk about managing IP at a global scale, and building videogame brands that get the attention of the market.

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Explore the challenges of creating a new world within a videogame together with Paola Vera, Director of Macula Interactive. From creating an architectural experience, to providing historical details and characters, how does IP affect these decisions?

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How can original and licensed content be used in the development of a videogame? What are the implications of translating existing creative works and concepts into pixels on a screen? In this episode of the “Videogame Development: A Quest for IP” series, Jan Rosner, VP of Business Development at CD PROJEKT RED, explains how his videogame studio uses original and third-party content, and what intellectual property issues developers need to pay attention to when creating digital content or licensing third-party content for their games.

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Intellectual property is everywhere in videogames. Join co-hosts Allison Mages, Head of WIPO’s IP Commercialization Section, and Micaela Mantegna, lawyer and scholar at Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, and special guest Gaetano Dimita, Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law at the Queen Mary University of London, as they explain why everyone working in the videogame industry needs to connect with IP and preview “Videogame Development: A Quest for IP”, the inaugural series of “Make IP Your Business” podcast.

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