Valve 與 Blizzard 這場 IP 捍衛大戰方興未艾，現在已經有最新進展。Valve 與 Blizzard 於今（18）日共同根據 10 月初中清龍圖稱「《刀塔傳奇》陸版遭蘋果 iTunes 下架純屬技術問題」一事發表聲明，直言《刀塔傳奇》下架純屬 Valve 與 Blizzard 向蘋果提出的下架要求，完全不涉及任何技術問題。
稍早，Valve 與 Blizzard Entertainment 對媒體發表簡體中文、英文兩式一份的聲明稿，針對在中國共同對莉莉絲科技有限公司與中清龍圖網絡有限公司發起訴訟一事，進行近況釋疑。
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暴雪娛樂與威爾烏將繼續推進針對莉莉絲遊戲及中清龍圖的法律訴訟
2015 年 11 月 18 日 - 威爾烏集團（下簡稱“威爾烏”）與暴雪娛樂公司（下簡稱“暴雪娛樂”）將繼續推進在北京市海澱區人民法院提起的針對莉莉絲科技（上海）有限公司（下簡稱“莉莉絲遊戲”）與北京中清龍圖網絡技術有限公司（下簡稱“中清龍圖”）的著作權、商標權及不正當競爭訴訟（下簡稱“該訴訟”）。威爾烏於今年四月發起該訴訟並由法院立案，暴雪娛樂於六月九日經法院通知作為該訴訟第三人加入。依據中國司法程序，該訴訟目前正在審理中。
該訴訟旨在尋求法院判決中清龍圖停止運營由莉莉絲遊戲開發並由其發行運營的手機遊戲《刀塔傳奇》，以及賠償由於該款遊戲侵犯威爾烏旗下遊戲Dota 2與暴雪娛樂的魔獸系列遊戲著作權、商標權及不正當競爭造成的損失。
依據威爾烏與暴雪娛樂基於其在先權利以及上述訴訟請求提出的下架要求，蘋果公司近日已將《刀塔傳奇》從其應用商店中下架。之前的媒體報道與事實不符，《刀塔傳奇》的下架並不涉及任何技術問題，而是基於威爾烏與暴雪娛樂提出的上述下架要求。
威爾烏與暴雪娛樂將繼續推進對其旗下創意作品的保護工作。兩家公司深信中國的法律體系不僅將維護其合法權益，也會為中國整個遊戲產業營造一個健康的市場環境。威爾烏與暴雪娛樂都期待與各自的中國合作夥伴共同攜手，共同推動中國遊戲產業的良性發展，從而惠及整個產業以及所有中國玩家。
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BLIZZARD AND VALVE CONTINUE TO PURSUE LEGAL CLAIMS AGAINST LILITH GAMES AND LONGTU
November 18th, 2015 -- Valve Corporation and Blizzard Entertainment continue to pursue claims for ongoing copyright and trademark infringement and unfair competition against Lilith Games and Longtu Games in Beijing Court of Haidian District. The original lawsuit was brought by Valve in April of this year and Blizzard joined as a third party claimant on June 9, 2015. The litigation is currently progressing according to Chinese court practice.
The complaint seeks an injunction and damages related to Dota Legend, a mobile game developed by Lilith and distributed by Longtu, for copyright and trademark infringement of and unfair competition against Valve's Dota 2 and Blizzard’s Warcraft games.
Apple recently removed the Dota Legend game from its App Store. The removal was the result of a request by Valve and Blizzard to take down the game based on their prior rights and the legal claims the companies are pursuing. Contrary to recent reports, the takedown of Dota Legend did not relate to technical issues, but in fact followed Valve and Blizzard’s request for the game’s removal.
Valve and Blizzard will continue to press ahead with their claims in order to protect their creative works. The two companies are confident that the Chinese legal system will protect their rights and lay out a path that will ensure a healthy environment for the gaming industry in China at large going forward. Valve and Blizzard look forward to working with their Chinese partners in this collaborative effort to advance the positive growth and development of the Chinese gaming industry to the benefit of the industry and all Chinese players.
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