Hyper Hippo Entertainment Ltd. v Redcell Games General Partnership, 2026 BCSC 333
2026-02-27
Read full decision. Summary prepared by Alan Macek:
"the defendant AppQuantum applies to adjourn the trial of this action, currently set for June 1, 2026, for 25 days. It asks that the trial be reschedule to the earliest mutually convenient date, for 35 days. ... The amended notice of civil claim filed November 26, 2025 added new factual allegations, including that the Redcell Defendants copied “visuals” and “game design” from Hyper Hippo’s AdVenture games and used them in Gold and Goblins. ... Further complicating matters is the fact that Hyper Hippo has delivered a proposed further amended notice of civil claim with yet more changes. It seeks to abandon copyright claims which have been a large feature of its claim for the preceding four years ... I am persuaded that the grounds and explanation for the request to adjourn trial are reasonable. The November 2025 amendments to the claim do constitute a material change which appear to justify additional document discovery, examination for discovery and development of additional expert evidence. ... I exercise my discretion to adjourn the trial." (DLA Piper's team including Cristina Mihalceanu, represented successful defendants)