WotC sues Cryptozoic

[rezombad]

From Wizards.com:

Wizards of the Coast Files Complaint Against Cryptozoic Entertainment and Hex Entertainment

for Copyright, Patent and Trade Dress Infringement

May 14, 2014 (Renton, WA) – Today Wizards of the Coast LLC, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington against Cryptozoic Entertainment, LLC and its alter ego, Hex Entertainment, LLC (collectively, “Cryptozoic”), for willful infringement of intellectual property rights.



Cryptozoic develops and publishes the digital trading card game, Hex: Shards of Fate, a clone of the world famous
tabletop collectable trading card game, Magic: The Gathering®, and its digital expressions, Magic Online® and the Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers® franchise.



“Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast vigorously protect our intellectual property. This infringement suit against Cryptozoic demonstrates that while we appreciate a robust and thriving trading card game industry, we will not permit the misappropriation of our intellectual property” said Barbara Finigan, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Hasbro. “We attempted to resolve this issue, but Cryptozoic was unwilling to settle the matter.”



The suit includes claims for copyright, patent and trade dress infringement.

It seems Hasbro thinks that Hex looks a little too much like Magic. I don't recall anything like this over hearthstone.

[magicdownunder]

You have to admit Hex is really close to magic, I hope they don't succeed in suing Hex since hex's success may encourage wizard to put some money into the damn online client (which is greatly needed since they'll be forcing us in V4 soon killing the superior V3).

[Kaitscralt]

maybe they sent them several cease and desist orders for a while and now they're suing

[Mcdonalds]

Well to be frank, I don't think wizards wants to sue blizzard because blizzard actually has their shit together

[Kaitscralt]

one day of mtgo can support a year of legal bills

WOTC can just drain them of money in court fees

[magicdownunder]

one day of mtgo can support a year of legal bills

WOTC can just drain them of money in court fees

Its a shame they don't use that money to improve MTGO....

[Stardust]

one day of mtgo can support a year of legal bills

WOTC can just drain them of money in court fees

Time for another Kickstarter!

[rezombad]

$10 donation gets you an in game card 'fuck wizards' destroys all wizards

[Thrillho]

I don't know anything about Hex but if it challenges Hasbro's monopoly over the digital card game space I hope they get sued right into their paupers' graves where they belong

[Kaitscralt]

a man of the people, I like that