Studio Nue
The legal status of Harmony Gold's license to "Macross" was dubious. Harmony Gold's license for "Macross" came from Tatsunoko Production, but Japanese courts ruled that it was Studio Nue (creators of the series) that controls the "Macross" intellectual property. However, a 2003 ruling in the Tokyo District Court ruled that Tatsunoko Productions had the authorship rights to the franchise. This was against an October 2002 ruling where the design of the Valkyrie was awarded to Studio Nue.