Wemade said on the 12th that it won a final victory at the Supreme Court in an appeal over a lawsuit seeking to halt copyright infringement of "Legend of Mir" against ACTOZ SOFT CO.
According to Wemade, the Supreme Court on the 11th dismissed all appeals filed by ACTOZ SOFT CO. The court, under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Procedure for Appeals, found no grounds such as a serious violation of law in the lower court's ruling and issued a dismissal without a full hearing.
With this Supreme Court ruling, the Seoul High Court's remand decision handed down in Jul. this year was affirmed as is.
Previously, the Seoul High Court found that the succession of China copyrights to Electric IP through Wemade's physical split was lawful. It also rejected ACTOZ SOFT CO.'s claim to a 50% share of royalties from the "Legend of Mir 2·3" intellectual property (IP) licensing business and ruled that the 80% for Wemade and 20% for ACTOZ SOFT CO. ratio, in accordance with the court-mediated settlement between Wemade and ACTOZ SOFT CO., was appropriate.
Wemade and ACTOZ SOFT CO. jointly own the copyright to the popular game "Legend of Mir." The two companies have been engaged in legal disputes over issues such as revenue sharing related to copyright and licensing contracts in China.
With the Supreme Court's dismissal of the appeal, the revenue split in the "Legend of Mir 2·3" IP licensing business was finally set at 80% for Wemade and 20% for ACTOZ SOFT CO.
A Wemade official said, "The Supreme Court's final ruling has resolved the legal uncertainty related to the 'Legend of Mir 2·3' IP business," adding, "With the legal dispute concluded, we will focus more on growing the value of the Mir IP and expanding the business based on a stable legal status through cooperation with ACTOZ SOFT CO."