Cygames has settled its patent row with Konami Digital Entertainment over Umamusume: Pretty Derby.
Konami filed a copyright lawsuit against Cygames back in 2023, claiming its hit game Umamusume: Pretty Derby infringed upon 18 of its patents and calling for Cygames to cease production and distribution of the game, as well as $26 million (¥4 billion) in damages.
In response, Cygames requested invalidation trials against all 18 patents, insisting that “no patent infringement had occurred.”
As spotted by IGN, parent company CyberAgent said in a statement that Cygames had decided to settle the dispute “to resolve it promptly and ensure that users of Umamusume Pretty Derby can enjoy the service at ease in the long term.”
It also insisted that it “respects the efforts of creators at companies in the game industry, including Konami Digital Entertainment, and the numerous games they have created. Through this settlement, we will once again strive for the further development of the game industry.”
Due to “confidentiality obligations,” the terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.
