Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. v. Lilith Games (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
Summary
Blizzard Entertainment sued Lilith Games, uCool, and related entities for copyright infringement over a mobile game allegedly copying World of Warcraft's distinctive characters, gameplay, and visual elements. The case targets what Blizzard claims is unauthorized use of its copyrighted game assets and mechanics in a competing title distributed through Valve's platform.
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Counsel of record
For the plaintiff
- Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLPEmily Fenner Evitt, Marc E. Mayer, Mark Crawford Humphrey +2 more
- Dyer & WhiteRand Nelson White
- Mitchell Silberberg and Knupp LLPKarin G Pagnanelli
- Mitchell Silberberg Knupp LLPAndrew C. Spitser
- Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLPPatricia H. Benson
- Montgomery Scarp PLLCMichael Eliott Chait
For the defendant
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPClaude M. Stern, Michael Francis LaFond
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLPEvette Dionna Pennypacker, Mark Yeh-Kai Tung
- Baker Botts L.L.P.Cheryl A. Cauley
- Baker & McKenzie LLPColin H. Murray
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and SullivanMaissa Chouraki
- Cooley LLPTeresa Lauren Harrold Michaud
- Baker and McKenzie LLPWeldon Barton Rankin
Other counsel (amici, etc.)
- LTL Attorneys LLPEnoch H Liang
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- Docket no.
- 3:15-cv-04084
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Charles R. Breyer
- Filed
- 2015-09-08
- Last filing
- 2018-12-20
- Terminated
- 2018-12-19
Cause
17:501 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
David Mata Guo Yao Qi Huwa IP Holding Ltd Huwa, Inc uCool Ltd. uCool, Inc. Lilith Games (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. Valve Corporation Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.