US Patent Office rejects Nintendo's 'summon subcharacter and let it fight' patent
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has rejected Nintendo's patent for a 'summon subcharacter and let it fight' mechanic, citing prior art. Nintendo has two months to respond to the non-final decision. This comes as Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are already in litigation with Pocketpair over alleged patent infringements related to Palworld.
- Entities
- Topic: Litigation
- Company: Pocketpair
- Company: The Pokémon Company
- Game: Palworld
- Company: Nintendo
- Topic: Patents
- Topic: Intellectual Property
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