Legal Opinion
Blue Planet Software, Inc. v. Games International, LLC
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 25, 2004No. 03 Civ. 8904(SHS)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
STEIN, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This action arises out of a dispute over the intellectual property rights to the world-famous video game Tetris. Plaintiffs Blue Planet Software, Inc. and Alexey L. Pajitnov are suing Games International, L.L.C. (“Games”) and Elorg Company, LLC (“Elorg USA”) claiming that they, not defendants, own those rights. Defendants Games and Elorg now bring this motion to disqualify plaintiffs’ counsel John J. Kirby, Jr. and his firm Latham & Watkins LLP from continuing to represent plaintiffs due to an alleged conflict of interest emanating from…
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