‘iLoveCoffee’s copy game, China’s Coffee Lover removal related legal consultation by Law firm Veat.

Veat negotiated with Apple, the Korean Copyright Committee China Office, and the China Rights Protection Center (China’s copyright committee) to comprehensively attack 'Coffee Lover', causing the 'Coffee Lover' app to be deleted from Apple's App Store and 91.com, a black market. Furthermore, Veat compelled Teamtop3, the developer of 'Coffee Lover', to remove 'Coffee Lover' from their own website.

A knock-off game, 'Coffee Lover', appeared in China, blatantly copying one of Korea’s most popular games, iLoveCoffee. 'Coffee Lover' was created with basic UI design, backgrounds, game logic, items, and even NPC names similar to 'iLoveCoffee', to the extent that it is a ‘knock-off’ game likely to be confused with 'iLoveCoffee'. The developer, Partygamez, immediately considered legal action, but given doubts about China’s active cooperation regarding knock-off games, 'Coffee Lover' was being distributed not only on Apple’s App Store but also on an Android black market, raising concerns about massive losses due to copyright infringement. However, Veat, based on its high understanding of the game business, achieved good results in a short time, maximizing the protection of the rights holder’s interests.

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Law firm Veat