Silicon Knights Suit Against Epic Will Go Forward
Thursday, November 1st, 2007From Gamedaily
Following the filing of the suit, Epic filed a counterclaim and a motion to dismiss SK’s suit altogether. The counterclaim said that SK “decided to misappropriate Epic’s licensed technology” and that their lawsuit “lacks factual or legal merit.”
Today both SK and Epic Games confirmed to us that Epic’s motion to dismiss the suit has been denied. “[The Judge] put the discovery process in motion, which will allow the lawsuits to move forward. Epic had asked for the entire case to be dismissed. Judge Dever denied this request, which is not unusual,” Epic VP Mark Rein said. “Often these requests are denied. It is important to note that this was not a decision on the merits of Silicon Knights’ claims. We are confident that the evidence will show Silicon Knights breached its license with Epic Games and violated our copyrights and trade secrets.”