Riot Games, developer of League of Legends, has filed a lawsuit against the recently formed esport organization Riot Squad.

The lawsuit alleges that Riot Squad is knowingly infringing on Riot Game's trademark by encouraging people to think the two organizations are somehow connected. According to the lawsuit, Riot Games has trademarked the terms "Riot" and "Riot Games" when used in connection to videogames and esports. Notably, Riot Squad jerseys prominently feature the word "Riot," as does some of their marketing material. The suit also alleges that the team sometimes refers to itself as just "Riot" and that their motto "by gamers, for gamers" is similar to Riot Games motto, "by players, for players."

Riot Games has asked a California court to forbid Riot Squad from using the word "Riot" and awarding Riot Games damages, as well as mandating the destruction of Riot Squad gear that features the word "Riot" on it.

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Though Riot Squad is based in Chicago, Riot Games is filing the suit in a California (home to their headquarters) court for several reasons. According to the suit Riot Squad "transacts business in this judicial district...promotes its services in the State of California...enters into contracts and partnerships with entities located in the State of California...and offers or intends to offer products and merchandise for sale in the State of California." Specifically, the suit mentions Riot Squads' presence at the National PUBG League at the OGN Super Arena in Manhattan Beach and promotional activities at TwitchCon in San Diego.

Riot Squad was founded in March of this year, and ironically does not have a League of Legends team. Instead, they field teams in CS:GO, Fornite, Rainbow Six: Siege, Apex Legendsand PUBGRiot Games was founded in 2006 and was purchased by Chinese conglomerate Tencent in 2015.

Riot Squad has only a small following — 8,128 followers on Twitter and 5,596 on Twitch — so it's unlikely they'll be able to cough up much money in terms of "damages," despite some major sponsorships like Grubhub, Four Loko, and Limitless Coffee. However, if the suit actually makes it to court and doesn't go their way, they'll probably have to change their name.

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