Two Interactive Software is battling back against the Pinkerton security company over the use of their name in Rockstar Games' "Red Dead Redemption 2" video game.
Court documents say Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations sent a "cease and desist" letter to Take-Two Interactive in December claiming its subsidiary, Rockstar Games, was using their trademarks in the Wild West video game without permission.
It says the famous detective agency was prepared to sue if a license agreement was not reached.
On Friday, Take-Two Interactive and its subsidiary, Rockstar, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan seeking an injunction against Pinkerton and a ruling that the use of the Pinkerton name in the game be covered by the First Amendment.
An email message seeking comment from Pinkerton was not immediately returned.