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May 10, 2022

Chinese game copies ‘League of Legends’ characters, art, suit says

“As we describe in the complaint, Moonton’s strategy is blatant copying; over the years, as Riot has updated Wild Rift, Moonton would copy it,” stated Yungmoon Chang of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

Chinese game developer Moonton is stealing characters, art and marketing material from Riot Games popular “League of Legends” franchise for the game “Mobile Legends: Bang Bang,” according to a copyright lawsuit filed Monday in Los Angeles.

“This action seeks to stop Moonton from continuing its deliberate and sustained campaign to free ride on Riot’s highly valuable rights in the mobile video game ‘League of Legends: Wild Rift’ and related ...

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