Fortnite Castle Night, which has 400 million players around the world, entrusts TME to protect rights, and cross-border sellers timely lightning protection.

The trademarks and copyrights of cases involving film and television IP and game IP are well-laid, with many categories and wide distribution. Once the case is filed, it is inevitable to freeze the store. Cross-border sellers need to keep their eyes open to avoid falling into the pit. The Fortnite Castle Night represented by TME involves 24 trademarks. At present, at the TRO application stage, the cross-border seller’s account has not been frozen yet, so it needs to be cleared in time.

Epic Games, Inc. is a privately held company located in North Carolina, USA. Founded in 1991, it is one of the leading interactive entertainment companies in the world. Epic has developed some of the most widely used 3D engine technologies in the video game industry, also known as unreal engine, which is the life force of the world’s leading video games, and has been realized in the fields of television, movies, architecture, automobiles, manufacturing and simulation outside the video game industry. Epic also runs some of the world’s most popular video games, the most famous of which is Night of the Fortress, one of the world’s most popular video games.

Fortress Night is an online video game, originally released in 2017. The most popular game mode is Battle of the Royal. In Night of the Fortress, the royal battle means that as many as 100 players try to be the last person or team on a map, because the safe area is getting smaller and smaller, forcing all the remaining players to gather together. Its most unique feature is that it allows players to collect materials and use them to create structures. Players use the construction mechanism of “core game” so that they can create platforms and walls to get a better position or avoid enemy fire. Today, Night of the Fortress has more than 400 million account players around the world, and Epic will hold competitions in different regions for players to participate in. Night of the Fortress has also won many awards since its release, including the Best Continuous Game Award in 2018 and 2019 and the Best Evolutionary Game Award in 2019.

At the same time, the explosion of “Night of the Fortress” also spawned many peripheral products, including all kinds of clothing; Plush toys; Accessories such as pins, key chains, stickers, mobile phone boxes, masks and bags; And other products with Epic trademark. Cross-border sellers need to carefully investigate and avoid stepping on thunder.

Basic information of the case:

Prosecution time: September 29, 2023

Case number: 23-cv-14326

Brand: Epic Games, Inc

Brand: Fortnite Castle Night

Law firm: TME

The latest development of the case:

Summary of cases in recent two years:

Prosecution time, case number, brand of law firm

2023/9/29 23-CV-14326 Night at Tme Fortnite Castle

2023/2/10 23-cv-854 TME Fortnite Castle Night

2023/7/22 22-CV-3596 Night at AMS Fortnite Castle

2021/12/14 21-CV-6656 AMS Fortnite Castle Night

Brand profile:

Fortnite is a sandbox cooperative third-person shooter game produced and distributed by Epic Games, which is based on the global warming and the increasingly serious environmental pollution, and a group of monsters begin to invade human territory at night. On November 17th, 2021, “Night of the Fortress” was nominated by TGA for Best Sustainable Operation and Best Community Support Game of the Year.

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