Nintendo's Pokemon battling claim is too "obvious" to stand, US patent office says as it revokes the application, but the door's open for the publisher to fight back
The US Patent and Trademark Office has revoked a patent held by Nintendo and The Pokemon Company for summoning creatures to battle, deeming it too obvious. This decision is non-final, allowing Nintendo to appeal. This patent is separate from the ongoing legal case against Palworld developer Pocketpair concerning creature capturing and riding features.
- Entities
- Company: Pocketpair
- Company: The Pokémon Company
- Game: Palworld
- Company: Nintendo
- Topic: Patents
- Topic: Intellectual Property
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