A South Korean court has ruled that Dark and Darker developer Ironmace did not commit copyright infringement against Nexon, according to a Korea Times report. But Ironmace is going to have to fork over some bucks anyway, because the court also ruled that it did infringe on Nexon's trade secrets.

A court found Ironmace did not infringe on Nexon's copyrights, but did illegally utilize trade secrets from the publisher.

The Seoul Central District Court ordered Ironmace to pay Nexon 8.5 billion won ($5.86 million) for leaking trade secrets.

A South Korean court issues a ruling stating that Dark and Darker developer Ironmace must pay Nexon almost $6 Million in damages.

Dark and Darker developer Ironmace has been ordered to pay Nexon around $6 million for infringing on the studio's trade secrets.

A South Korean court has ruled partially in favor of Nexon in its trade secrets lawsuit against Ironmace over the game Dark and Darker, ordering the smaller studio to pay 8.5 billion won ($6.4 million) in damages.