Developers are said to have been boldly and successfully copying LoL for years – but Riot has no desire to continue looking at it

Riot Games has filed a lawsuit against a six-year-old mobile game alleging it copies elements of League of Legends: Wild Rift. The mobile game’s development studio and Riot Games already know each other over another game that also led to a lawsuit.

What game is it? Riot Games has filed a lawsuit against the game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang developed by Moonton. The game from the Chinese developer studio is a MOBA for mobile devices.

In Mobile Legends: Bang Bang you play classic MOBA matches in 5 vs. 5. The focus is on teamwork and strategy, which is typical of the genre.

Riot accuses the July 14, 2016 released MOBA title of copying elements from League of Legends: Wild Rift. Wild Rift is a condensed mobile-friendly version of the popular PC spin-off and esports giant League of Legends.

Both League of Legends: Wild Rift and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang made our list of the top five mobile MOBAs of 2022:

What is the purpose of the lawsuit? According to the US computer game website, the lawsuit filed by Riot Games states polygon.comthat Mobile Legends has already been removed from the “Google Play” store by the developer Moonton in the past. The reason was a complaint with Google.

Subsequently, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, a minimally modified form of Mobile Legends, is said to have returned to the store in order – according to the lawsuit – to copy expression elements from League of Legends: Wild Rift via updates.

Moonton is also said to knowingly copy Riot’s intellectual property. With the lawsuit, Riot Games would like to prevent Moonton from continuing to use the rights to the game League of Legends: Wild Rift without permission.

Riot Games itself is said to be seeking a jury trial and an injunction prohibiting Moonton from distributing Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

It’s also called loud polygon.comthat Riot Games might want to use the lawsuit as a procedural step to seek another lawsuit in China. Riot has been successful with this in the past.

Old friends: Riot Games & Moonton

What previous lawsuits have there been? Riot Games sued Moonton in the US District Court for the Central District of California in 2018.

The earlier lawsuit involved the game Mobile Legends: 5v5 MOBA. At the time, Riot Games described the title as a direct spin-off from League of Legends.

The US federal judge in charge of the case declined to hear the case at the time. He ruled that China was the better jurisdiction for the lawsuit.

According to polygon.com, the China-based parent company of Riot Games – Tencent Holding – then got involved and obtained a $2.9 million judgment against Moonton and its managing director.

Riot Games has struggled with intellectual property theft in the past. The Moonton trials are no exception.

It was only at the beginning of the year that MeinMMO reported on the game “I Am Hero: AFK Tactical Teamfight”, which is said to have copied elements of League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics.

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