Video Game Law Blog — Eidos Mulls Over Possible “Lava Croft” Lawsuit

Eidos Mulls Over Possible “Lava Croft” Lawsuit

August 3, 2006 at 4:18 pm - by Dale Dietrich

Eidos, the publisher of the famous Laura Croft/Tomb Raider video games, is contemplating bringing a copyright infringement suit against Singapore publisher Ozura Mobile over its new game “Lava Croft“. The game is an action adventure game featuring an Asian femme-fatal lead that seems quite similar to the famous Eidos character.

Sources: GameIndustry.biz | EuroGamer | Kotaku | Ferrago | Club Skill

Note: See related stories posted on Feb 15, 2006. Well, in truth, they are not related, but you can see stories about the new, err, face of Laura Croft there.

Dale’s Comment: While the press accounts mention Eidos’ considering copyright breach litigation, the use of the name Lava Croft for a game and character title also raises the spectre of trademark infringement.