As we know, Riot Games, the developer of League of Legends, has filed several lawsuits against Moonton over alleged plagiarism in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. The dispute dates back to 2017, when several heroes in Mobile Legends were considered to resemble champions from League of Legends.

Most recently, in 2022, Riot Games once again filed a lawsuit against Moonton regarding plagiarism in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. This time, the lawsuit focused more on copyright infringement, claiming that MLBB had striking similarities in several elements to both League of Legends and League of Legends: Wild Rift.

However, the lawsuit filed by Riot Games was not processed in a United States court. This was because the case was deemed more appropriate to be handled in China, considering that Riot Games’ parent company, Tencent Games, and Moonton are both based there.

Mobile Legends vs League of Legends Plagiarism Case

At the beginning of 2024, it appears that this legal dispute has come to an end. Riot Games, as the plaintiff, decided to settle with Moonton and formally withdrew the lawsuit that had previously been filed. It is reported that both parties have reached an agreement regarding the intellectual property dispute between their games.

Riot Games itself is a game developer from the United States that began developing League of Legends in 2009. The game eventually rose to prominence and became one of the most popular PC MOBA games today. In 2020, Riot Games expanded the franchise by developing Wild Rift as the mobile version of League of Legends.

Meanwhile, Moonton is a game developer from China that created Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, which was first released in 2016. It has since become one of the most popular mobile MOBA games. In its early days, there were many similarities in characters and elements between ML and LoL, which led Riot Games to file plagiarism lawsuits against Moonton.

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