Dubai Court docket orders Dh18.7m compensation to US-based firm in dispute over recreation software

This was adopted by a lawsuit filed by the writer claiming it owned some modes of the underlying recreation. In its declare, the writer demanded a $100m-compensation from the gaming firm, which led to a authorized battle that lasted for almost six years.

The Business Court docket of First Occasion and the Enchantment Court docket in Dubai every assigned professional committees to analyze technical points within the case.

On March 15, after a radical examination of all of the proof, attraction judges dominated in favour of the gaming firm, acknowledging its possession of the unique recreation and its numerous modes.

The court docket additionally ordered the writer to pay compensation of Dh18.7m in entitlements to the American firm.

“The court docket’s choice is a big victory for our shopper and for shielding mental property and inventive output within the gaming sector,” stated OGH authorized which represented the US-based gaming firm in court docket.

“It serves as a reminder for different gaming corporations which will face related authorized challenges in the way forward for how UAE judicial system is deeply conscious of the problems attributed to the IP points and the significance of respecting and defending mental property rights within the gaming sector,” OGH authorized stated in a press release.

The court docket choice stays topic to attraction earlier than Dubai Court docket of Cessation inside 30 days from the date it was issued.