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3.04.26
The Scramble: 2025 Gaming Legal Year in Review
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to present The Scramble: 2025 Gaming Legal Year in Review. This annual publication offers a retrospective look at the game industry’s legal landscape of the past year, showcases Wilson Sonsini’s contributions during that period, delivers insightful industry analyses, and anticipated trends.
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11.18.25
Firm Advises ABL Bio on Strategic Alliance and Equity Investment with Eli Lilly
On November 14, 2025, ABL Bio announced a broad strategic research and development alliance with Eli Lilly and Company, establishing a multi-program collaboration to advance next-generation therapeutics using ABL Bio’s Grabody Platform. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised ABL Bio on the license, research, and collaboration agreement, which is valued at up to $2.602 billion, including a $40 million upfront payment. Through this partnership, ABL Bio and Lilly will jointly explore and develop multiple therapeutic modalities across a range of disease areas, marking a significant expansion of ABL Bio’s platform-driven global collaborations.
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10.01.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Periodic Labs on $300 Million Seed Round
On September 30, 2025, Periodic Labs announced a $300 million Seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Additional participation came from Felicis, DST Global, NVIDIA, Accel, and individual investors including Elad Gil, Eric Schmidt, Jeff Dean, and Jeff Bezos. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Periodic Labs on the transaction.
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8.19.25
UKIPO Decides Patentability of Computer Games in the UK Involving Real-World Player Interactions
A recent decision issued by the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) concerning a patent application filed by a game developer company Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. (Bandai Namco) serves as a useful example for informing patent strategies on gameplay mechanics in the UK. Bandai Namco, as some may be aware, is the creator of games such as Pac-Man™ and Elden Ring™.
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7.15.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises IntuigenceAI on $10 Million Seed Round
On July 15, 2025, IntuigenceAI, an AI start-up that creates AI engineers designed to work alongside human talent, announced it has raised a $10 million seed round led by Innovation Endeavors with additional funding from Recursive Ventures and Think+. IntuigenceAI launched the world's first superintelligent AI-based engineer platform, IntuiAI™, aiming to address the workforce shortage of engineers in the manufacturing industry while reducing major industrial disasters caused by human error.
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6.10.25
Wilson Sonsini Advises Remarcable on $15 Million Series A
On June 10, 2025, Remarcable, a leading procurement platform for the construction industry, announced a $15 million Series A funding round led by global software investor Insight Partners. The investment will accelerate Remarcable's mission as a leading construction material management software to bring greater efficiency, real-time visibility, and seamless communication to every contractor and supplier. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosai advised Remarcable on the transaction.
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9.23.24
Wilson Sonsini Advises Upstart on Private Offering of $431.25 Million of Convertible Senior Notes
On September 19, 2024, Upstart Holdings, Inc. completed an upsized offering of $431.25 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2029 in a private transaction. The offering amount included the exercise in full of the option that Upstart had granted to the initial purchasers to purchase up to an additional $56.25 million of notes. In connection with the offering, Upstart entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with certain of the initial purchasers or their respective affiliates and other financial institutions.
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5.31.24
Wilson Sonsini Advises Microchip Technology in Private Offering of $1.25B of Convertible Senior Notes
On May 31, 2024, Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) completed an offering of $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2030 in a private transaction. The offering amount included the exercise in full of the option that Microchip had granted to the initial purchasers to purchase up to an additional $150 million of notes. In connection with the offering, Microchip entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with one or more of the initial purchasers and other financial institutions.
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5.09.24
Wilson Sonsini Advises Block on $2 Billion Senior Notes Offering
On May 6, 2024, Block, Inc. (Block), a global technology company with a focus on financial services, priced an offering of $2 billion in aggregate principal amount of its 6.50% senior notes due 2032 (the notes). The sale of the notes closed on May 9, 2024. Block intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the notes for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of debt under its existing notes, potential acquisitions and strategic transactions, capital expenditures, investments, and working capital.
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3.01.24
Wilson Sonsini Advises Lyft on Private Offering of $460 Million Convertible Senior Notes
On February 27, 2024, Lyft, a leading rideshare company, closed its convertible senior note private offering of $460 million aggregate principal amount due 2029, which included the full exercise by the initial purchasers of their overallotment option to purchase an additional $60 million of notes. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented Lyft on the transaction.