Japan’s patent office rejects one of the Pokemon patents, calling Nintendo’s arguments ‘absurd’ and ‘ridiculous’
The Japanese Patent Office has rejected one of Nintendo's patent filings related to Pokemon's monster-capturing mechanics, citing prior art from a 13-year-old fan game. Nintendo's arguments against this were deemed 'absurd' and 'ridiculous' by the examiner, who stated that copyright infringement does not negate prior art for patentability.
- Entities
- Topic: Lawsuits
- Company: Pocketpair
- Game: Palworld
- Game: Pokemon
- Company: Nintendo
- Topic: Patents
- Topic: Intellectual Property
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