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ARTICLE · 28 APRIL 2023

Play-To-Earn: Knowing Your Intellectual Property Risks In An Era Of Gaming, Artificial Intelligence, Data And Analytics

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Did you know that, according to the Startup Centrum Turkey Startup Ecosystem Investment Report, 54 startups in the gaming industry received investments within the last year?

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Did you know that, according to the Startup Centrum Turkey Startup Ecosystem Investment Report, 54 startups in the gaming industry received investments within the last year? That 46 startups that offer artificial intelligence solutions also received investments? Or, that data and analytics took third place with 39 startups?

Legal and financial due diligence exercises are crucial in a merger & acquisition ("M&A") transaction, and examining of a target company's assets includes examining intellectual property ("IP") rights.

Today, we see that gaming companies combine their own worlds with other virtual worlds and offer very different content to the players, such as the inclusion of heroes from the movies, concerts, independent of the game.

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