Nintendo’s Pokémon-centric monster-capturing patent gets rejected by Japan's PTO, lending unexpected strength to Palworld's legal battle

[Redaktion]

Japan's Patent Office provisionally rejected Nintendo's patent application for "monster‑capturing" mechanics, finding the claim lacked novelty in light of prior art from older games and mods. This is a ruling that bolsters Palworld developer Pocketpair's defense in its ongoing lawsuit, in which Nintendo is also a plaintiff.

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