MiHoYo Granted First Preliminary Injunction in Trade Secret
Action Involving Unreleased Video Game Character Designs
Date: 26 March 2024
MiHoYo Network Technology Co., Ltd. ('miHoYo'), is a
Chinese video game development and publishing company. In the
course of developing Honkai: Star Rail, a role-playing gacha video
game, it detected that Chen, a participant in the internal testing,
was illicitly capturing and storing unreleased game content.
Recognizing the risk of potential leaks and substantial losses,
miHoYo brought an action for breach of trade secrets and sought a
preliminary injunction from the Primary People's Court of
Shanghai Pudong New Area.
The Court considered several factors: the factual and legal
basis of miHoYo's claim; the likelihood of irreparable damage;
the balance of the parties' interests; and the national and
public interest. It determined that Honkai: Star Rail and its
character designs were proprietary to miHoYo and
