Tetris (Tengen)

Released in 1989, Tengen's Tetris for the Nintendo Entertainment System was released before Nintendo's version of Tetris and wasn't licensed by Nintendo. Before's Nintendo's release of their version of Tetris. Tengen sued Nintendo of America for the IP rights for control of Tetris and to allow only themselves to sell their version of the game for the Nintendo Entertainment System and not by Nintendo. Nintendo counter-sued Tengen. Nintendo won their counterclaim against Tengen and it caused Nintendo to issue a cease and desist order against Tengen's version of Tetris, which forced all the unsold copies of the game to be recalled and destroyed.