Blizzard officially sues the phone game "Legend of the Sword" in Taipei for infringement

March 24 News, Blizzard official mobile phone game "Legend of the Sword" in the Taipei District Court lawsuit, said it was not authorized by Blizzard, suspected of plagiarism "Warcraft" and "World of Warcraft" several well-known important role and some of the classic game scene, violating copyright law and trademark laws and so on.

Blizzard Entertainment chief operating officer Paul Sams said that Blizzard believed that the "Legend of the Sword" has been suspected of violating the "World of Warcraft" and "Warcraft" copyright and trademarks, and actively protect their rights through the law. As a company that develops creative digital content, it is important to defend its intellectual property, and Blizzard will continue to strive to protect its rights without prejudice to the laws of Taiwan and other parts of the world.

Prior to this, blizzard and NetEase have been on the "National Warcraft" game (once used: "Sheik Sal") violated the "World of Warcraft" intellectual property rights case in Guangzhou Intellectual property Court filed a lawsuit. March 12 This year, the Guangzhou intellectual property Court issued a ban, asked the "National Warcraft: Decisive Draenor" game immediately stop distribution and operation.

At present, "Legend of the Sword" development Shanglili Silk did not respond to Blizzard's prosecution.