2025 Schreck Gaming Law Moot Court Competition

The early bird registration for the Frank A. Schreck Gaming Law Moot Court Competition is now closed. The regular registration deadline is January 1, 2025. Registration for the competition will close on the registration deadline, or once there are 28 registered teams, whichever is sooner.

Early-bird registration costs $675 for one team and $1,350 for two teams. 

Regular registration costs $750 for one team and $1,450 for two teams. 

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Upon registration, teams will be contacted within 2 business days with the complete fact pattern and assigned roles. Briefs will be due by January 6, 2025.

Fact Pattern Preview:  In Diamond Hands Gaming v. Lucky Strike Entertainment, two gaming companies face off over claims of intellectual property infringement and employment contract disputes. Diamond Hands alleges that its former designer's new role with a competitor violates a non-compete agreement and that its iconic game symbol has been improperly replicated in the competitor's latest slot machine. This appeal raises crucial questions about copyright, trademark protections, and the enforceability of non-compete clauses in the rapidly evolving gaming industry.

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Original Question: Regarding the Federal Trade Commission rule banning non-competes and the federal court decisions blocking the rule from going into effect as it was intended to on September 4, 2024, are we allowed to reference the FTC rule and the resulting decisions in our brief? I looked through the rules and could not find anything, but I wasn’t sure if this competition was operating like others that ban the reference of certain court cases or have a case cut off date for what can be referenced. 

Answer: Any discussion of the FTC rule banning non-compete agreements should be limited to a policy argument.

The lower court’s opinion should follow the page numbers at the bottom of the page. The 18 in the citation provided is a typo. We apologize for our mistake. The correct citation is: Decision below: Diamond Hands Gaming vs. Lucky Strike Entertainment, 58 Atl. Adv. Op. 2 (D. Atl. 2024).

You should follow Bluebook Rule 17.2.3. Don't worry about pin cites since the agreement does not include page numbers.

Original Question: The employment contract states it shall be governed by Nevada law but the district court opinion does not enforce, or even mention the choice of law provision. Courts typically adhere to the choice of law provision that the parties contracted to in non-competition agreements, is there a specific reason why it was not adhered to by the district court?

Answer: The choice of law provision contains an error. It should read: “Governing Law: This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Atlantic.”