Light & Wonder has chosen to withdraw its copyright lawsuit against Zeroo Gravity Games in relation to the latter’s Three Stuffed Swine slot.
In the midst of Light & Wonder’s defence against various copyright issues with Aristocrat and Evolution, the firm claimed in July that ZGG’s pig-themed slot game had copied its own Rich Little Pigs title.
However, in a filing this week, Light & Wonder’s counsel informed the court that it would be withdrawing the case against the Palo Alto-based supplier.
This decision follows ZGG filing two extensions to respond to the copyright claim, with Light & Wonder confirming to SBC Americas that the defendant has now permanently removed the game title in question and modified several other games Light & Wonder felt infringed on its intellectual property rights.
ZGG has been accused of not only ripping off Light & Wonder’s Rich Little Pigs slot, but also replicating its Jackpot Party social casino app with the launch of a similar online social casino app, Jackpot Friends.
Similarities between the two games involved in the case included that the layout in Three Stuffed Swine bore a strong resemblance to Rich Little Pigs, with each pig character included in the title bearing the same red, yellow and blue colours as in L&W’s slot.
Additionally, one of the pigs included in Light & Wonder’s slot title was pictured with a suit and a monocle, which was then replicated in ZGG’s title.
Despite Light & Wonder ending its own copyright infringement issue with ZGG, the studio is still facing two ongoing cases against it in the Nevada District Court.
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, and the defendant’s CEO Matt Wilson recently responded to the case by confirming it would remove the game in question, Dragon Train, from its operations.