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The article reports that while the games and toys sector is committed to an eco-responsible approach, market players are going green and developing second-hand and recycling offers. Topics include examines this is particularly the case of King Toy, which launched its new King'Ocaz concept last spring, dedicated to second-hand products.

The article discusses the intellectual property concern in the virtual reality gaming industry which refers to computer generated dynamic scenery controllable by a computer user. Topics discussed include protection of video game imagery and code that instructs the display of that imagery under copyright, variation in the trademark law by country and by region in the U.S., and protection of games in the U.S. under patents.

The article talks about intellectual property (IP) rights associated with games industry as games are software and content running on a platform which need to be protected by copyright. Topics discussed include patents for software and platform aspects of games, misconception for game-related patents including its cost, and lawsuit for infringement, and suggestions for developing an IP protection strategy.