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Hayden v. 2K Games, Inc. et al

  1. February 18, 2025

    LeBron James' Tattoo Artist Drops NBA 2K IP Suit

    An Ohio federal judge dismissed a suit Tuesday brought by a tattoo artist accusing the companies behind the NBA 2K video game franchise of infringing his intellectual property by rendering a design he put on basketball star LeBron James on the player's in-game model.

  2. August 23, 2024

    LeBron's Tattoo Artist Can't Get New Trial In NBA 2K Case

    An Ohio federal judge declined to order a new trial after a jury rejected claims that 2K Games Inc. and Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.'s rendering of LeBron James in their NBA 2K video game series infringed a tattoo artist's copyrights.

  3. July 25, 2024

    The Biggest Copyright Decisions Of 2024: A Midyear Report

    The justices ruled there's no time limit for how far back copyright plaintiffs can pursue infringement damages as long as their claims are timely, and an Ohio jury said video game developers didn't infringe a tattoo artist's works by depicting the images on basketball players. Here's a look at some of the most notable copyright decisions so far in 2024.

  4. April 19, 2024

    Tattoo Artist Loses IP Trial Against NBA 2K Video Game Cos.

    An Ohio federal jury on Friday found in favor of the makers of the video game series NBA 2K, which were accused by a tattoo artist of infringing copyrights he has on tattoos that he inked on LeBron James and other basketball players.

  5. January 25, 2024

    4 Tattoo Copyright Claims Against NBA Video Game Tossed

    An Ohio federal judge ruled that some tattoos must be excluded from a copyright infringement lawsuit against the makers of the video game series NBA 2K because the man who inked the tattoos on three basketball stars had not properly registered the images when he filed his complaint.

  6. October 27, 2023

    Tattoo Artist Can't Combine Two IP Suits, Judge Says

    An Ohio federal court has refused to combine two similar lawsuits from a tattoo artist alleging the maker of the popular NBA 2K video game series infringed copyrights he has on tattoos he gave to basketball players including LeBron James.

  7. August 22, 2023

    Copyright Office Says Tattoo Artist's Work Can Be Protected

    Federal copyright officials said a tattoo artist's contributions to a pair of designs made them able to be protected by copyright law, the latest dustup in an intellectual property dispute between the artist and the maker of the NBA 2K video game series.

  8. March 14, 2023

    Warhol Ruling Won't Impact Tattoo IP Row, Artist Says

    A tattoo artist locked in an intellectual property battle with the maker of the NBA 2K video game series over computer-rendered tattoos told an Ohio federal judge that a trial doesn't need to wait for a decision in a U.S. Supreme Court case over Andy Warhol's artwork.

  9. September 21, 2022

    Take-Two Must Face Tattoo Artist's Video Game IP Row

    An Ohio federal judge has refused to let the maker of the popular NBA 2K video game series dodge a lawsuit claiming it infringed copyrights a tattoo artist has on tattoos he did on basketball players including LeBron James, finding many issues in the case are up to a jury to decide.