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Secure rights to the game before IP blocks a release, deal or funding round

We help gamedev studios and technology companies put intellectual property in order: from code, assets and music to creator agreements, licences, brand and documentation for a publisher or investor.

Assess your project’s intellectual property readiness

In gamedev, IP is not an add-on to the project. It is its value, its safeguard and often a condition for talking to a publisher, investor or distribution platform.

The problem starts when the studio is not sure it actually owns rights to every part of the game: code, assets, music, story, branding, tools, libraries and content generated or co-created by external creators.

The greatest IP risk often surfaces not while the game is being made, but when it must be released, sold, financed or shown in due diligence.

Mateusz Sawaryn

Managing Partner Counsel

CHALLENGES

the most common problems we solve

Uncertainty whether the studio owns rights to the whole game Pressure / risk: Code, art, music, story, animation, UI, plugins and tools are often created in a distributed model: with the team, freelancers, subcontractors and partners. If rights were not effectively assigned or licences are incomplete, the issue can return at release, in talks with a publisher or with an investor.

We analyse the project's IP structure and check who created each element, on what basis the studio uses them and where the rights gaps are.

Project IP audit, mapping of elements that need protection, review of agreements and licences.

Business benefit: Certainty which game elements can be safely commercialised.

Risk of inaction: A dispute with a creator, blocked distribution, pressure for a fast and costly "cleanup" right before launch.

Chaos in agreements with freelancers and subcontractors Pressure / risk: Different contract templates, no consistent assignment clauses, unclear fields of exploitation, no consent for modifications or use in later game versions - typical risks in fast-moving production.

We tidy existing agreements and implement standards the team can use in future collaborations.

Documentation review, filling gaps, preparing contract templates and rules for working with creators.

Business benefit: Less risk when scaling the team and simpler management of work with external authors.

Risk of inaction: No control over key game elements and a harder due diligence process.

Risk of a block with a publisher, investor or company sale Pressure / risk: Once due diligence starts, IP questions stop being a formality. A publisher or investor wants to know whether the studio owns the rights to the game, brand, technology and assets it claims as its own.

We prepare the project and IP documentation so answers are ready, consistent and credible.

Audit, risk map, rights clean-up, documentation for publisher or investor discussions.

Business benefit: Smoother negotiations and a stronger position in talks.

Risk of inaction: A delayed deal, renegotiated terms or lost partner trust.

Unclear licences for assets, engines, middleware and third-party tools Pressure / risk: The studio may be using elements with licence restrictions on commercialisation, distribution, modification, sublicensing or use in specific business models.

We check whether use of third-party materials fits the planned release, monetisation and scaling of the game.

Assessment of risks linked to third-party materials, tools, assets, middleware and licences.

Business benefit: Safer decisions regarding release, DLC, live ops, marketplaces and expansion.

Risk of inaction: Claims, forced replacement of project elements or limits on commercialisation.

No protection for the game or studio brand Pressure / risk: The game name, studio name, logo and branding can become a problem if verified too late or left unprotected - especially in global expansion, rebranding or entry onto new platforms.

We verify and protect key signs so the brand supports project growth instead of creating dispute risk.

Analysis of brand, names, signs and branding plus protection recommendations.

Business benefit: Greater certainty in promotion, expansion and building IP value.

Risk of inaction: A name dispute, forced rebranding or limited expansion into new markets.

New technologies: AI, blockchain and generated content Pressure / risk: AI, blockchain and production-automation tools open new possibilities, but also raise questions: who owns the outputs, how they may be used, what the limits are and what must be regulated in production.

We help set rules for using new technologies so the team can move faster without uncontrolled risk.

Risk analysis, recommendations and implementation of rules for AI, blockchain or other third-party tools.

Business benefit: Clarity for the team and safer innovation roll-out.

Risk of inaction: Uncertainty about rights, due diligence issues and risks when commercialising content.

OUR SOLUTION

From fragmented IP to business readiness

We do not stop at a legal opinion. We put rights, documents, agreements and decisions in order so the studio can safely release a game, talk to a publisher, enter a funding round or scale its business model. The service covers IP audit, mapping of game elements, verification of rights and licences, documentation, brand protection and implementation of operational standards.

Project IP audit

Scope:

  • analysis of the game and its business context,
  • identification of elements covered by IP,
  • review of code, assets, music, narrative, branding and technology,
  • identification of gaps, risks and priorities.

 

  • project IP map with a list of risks, gaps and recommended actions

Mapping rights to game elements

  • establishing who created key project elements,
  • checking the basis for using those elements,
  • separating owned, licensed and risky IP,
  • flagging areas that need to be completed.

 

  • a clear structure of rights to the game and its components

Review of agreements with creators, freelancers and partners

  • analysis of rights-assignment agreements,
  • review of licences and scopes of use,
  • identification of inconsistencies across documents,
  • recommendations for corrections or supplements.

A list of agreements to fix and concrete change recommendations.

Implementation of contract templates and collaboration standards

  • preparing or updating contract templates,
  • regulating rights assignment and licences,
  • setting clear rules for work with subcontractors,
  • fitting documents to production realities.

A package of documents and standards usable in future collaborations.

Protecting the game and studio brand

  • analysis of the game name, studio and signs,
  • assessment of branding-related risks,
  • recommendations on mark protection,
  • support for expansion, rebranding or a new brand.

A brand-protection plan and recommendations for next steps.

Risk assessment for assets, tools and technologies

  • analysis of third-party material use,
  • verification of licence restrictions,
  • risk assessment for AI, blockchain, middleware and engines,
  • recommendations for production and business teams.

Practical rules for using external materials and technologies.

IP documentation for release, publisher or investor

  • preparing documentation for due diligence,
  • organising answers to rights questions,
  • collecting key agreements and decisions,
  • recommendations for commercialisation and scaling.

An IP readiness package for business talks, launch or financing.

Who this service is for

For teams that need certainty the game is legally ready for the next step

The service is for organisations that do not want to discover IP problems only at launch, negotiation or audit.

For teams that need certainty the game is legally ready for the next step

The service is for organisations that do not want to discover IP problems only at launch, negotiation or audit.

Head of Production / Producer

when you need to close IP before release, organise documents and give the team a clear action checklist.

Head of Legal / COO

when the organisation needs risk assessment, collaboration standards and documentation ready for business processes.

Founder / CEO / studio management board

when IP should support investment, a sale, publisher talks or the company’s long-term value.

Work stages

A simple process: diagnosis, clean-up, implementation, readiness

We work so the team quickly knows where the risks are, what needs a decision and what must be done before release, an investor or publisher talks. The process has four stages from the brief: diagnosis, clean-up, implementation and business readiness.

Assess and map risks

We learn about the project, team structure, production model, documents, release plan and business goals.

Organize and protect

We review rights, licenses, creator agreements, project documentation and rules for using third-party assets.

Implement solutions

We prepare revisions, contract templates, recommendations and procedures that can be applied in ongoing production.

Prepare for business milestones

We organize documentation and recommendations for a release, publisher, investor, expansion, rebranding or new monetization model.

Assess your project's IP readiness.

Write to us

Do not wait until the IP question lands at the negotiating table

If you are preparing a release, publisher talks, a funding round or new technology in game production, put IP in order earlier. It is faster, cheaper and safer than fixing problems under deadline pressure.

In the form, briefly describe the project stage, nearest business goal and biggest IP concern. After reviewing the enquiry we will come back with a recommended first-step scope: audit, document clean-up, due diligence preparation or standards implementation.

Mateusz Sawaryn

They will follow up with any questions or recommend a next step.

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We usually respond within two hours on business days.

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