Get Your IP Game On: Intellectual Property Protection And Video Games

The video game industry around the world and in Canada is booming. Not only does this market create new and varied forms of entertainment, it also creates jobs and generates staggering sales revenues. Industry statistics for the United States show sales of computer and video games having increased from $10.1 billion in 2009 to $24.5 billion in 2016.¹

In Canada, the Electronic Software Association of Canada 2015 Industry Report states that it identified 472 active studios in operation across Canada in 2015, compared to 329 studios in 2013.² Such increases are fast and substantial. Over the years we have also seen accessibility to gaming increasing via different platforms from consoles to mobile and we have seen the gaming industry attract a wider audience across the ages of children, men and women.