ZeniMax is now suing Samsung after taking on Oculus

Riding high on the success of its lawsuit against Facebook-owned Oculus, earlier this year, games company ZeniMax is up front with another lawsuit, this time against Samsung alleging copyright infringement for using ZeniMax VR code in the Gear VR, as well as trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, and unjust enrichment.

As per the reports, Zenimax alleges that Samsung knowingly used and profited from Oculus technology that was first developed at ZeniMax, then misappropriated by Oculus executive John Carmack. The company has filed a complaint against the Korean giant with the Texas court, based on its previous verdict against Oculus, with a demand for a jury trial.

Carmack, whose company id Software was acquired by ZeniMax in 2009, was one of the driving forces behind the Gear VR. Apparently, the suit alleges that Carmack secretly brought Oculus (and former ZeniMax) employee Matt Hooper into id Software’s offices to develop an “attack plan” for mobile VR, which Oculus would later take to Samsung.

Zenimax' main contention is that Samsung despite being aware of its lawsuit against Oculus, which was filed during the initial development of the Gear VR continued to develop the device "without obtaining any right or permission from ZeniMax to use any of its copyrights or other confidential information.”

Interestingly, John Carmack has also sued ZeniMax for the last portion of his id Software payout, which ZeniMax says it withheld as a result of the lawsuit. Meanwhile, Oculus and ZeniMax are still fighting the original suit in court, with Oculus appealing the verdict and ZeniMax seeking to halt the use of Oculus software with an injunction.