Light & Wonder has voluntarily withdrawn its lawsuit against Zeroo Gravity Games (ZGG). The company brought a copyright infringement suit against the Palo Alto-based group in July, claiming ZGG’s Three Stuffed Swine slot game was a blatant ripoff of the Light & Wonder title Rich Little Pigs.
Light & Wonder pulls the plug on copyright claim
In a filing this week, Light & Wonder’s counsel informed the court that it would be withdrawing the case.
The move comes after ZGG filed two extensions to respond to the claim.
Light & Wonder informed SBC Americas that ZGG permanently removed the game title and question and modified several other games Light & Wonder felt infringed on its intelluctual property rights. Accordingly, Light & Wonder dropped the suit.
In the claim, Light & Wonder accused ZGG of replicating several aspects of not just Rich Litte Pigs but its Jackpot Party social casino app. Last year, ZGG launched its own online social casino app Jackpot Friends. It debuted Three Stuffed Swine earlier this year.
Within the app, the Three Stuffed Swine title in question bears a strong resemblance to the layout of Rick Little Pigs. Additionally, the three titular pigs were comparable. Like Rich Little Pigs, the trio consists of a red, yellow and blue pig. Both games also feature a pig character with a monocle and a suit.
Evolution, Aristocrat disputes still active
While Light & Wonder is done questioning the copyright infringement of someone else, the two cases against it in the Nevada District Court are still ongoing.
Evolution, which claims Light & Wonder is infringing upon the patents related to its Lightning Roulette game, replied to Light & Wonder’s motion to dismiss in court earlier this month. It is now on Judge Cristina D. Silva to rule on whether or not the case will move forward.
Meanwhile, Light & Wonder already knows Aristocrat’s lawsuit against it is moving forward, but has asked for additional time to comply with the temporary injunction from the court to remove the game at the heart of the suit, Dragon Train, from the market.
Aristocrat alleges that the game is the result of misappropriated trade secrets from a former employee who went to work for Light & Wonder and bears a strong similarity to its Dragon Link title.