US Patent Office revokes Nintendo's controversial Pokémon battling patent in nonfinal decision
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a nonfinal decision to revoke Nintendo's controversial US patent 12,403,397, which described a system for battling summoned characters. This decision follows an ex parte reexamination ordered by the USPTO Director, citing similarities to prior art. Nintendo has the opportunity to appeal this ruling.
- Entities
- Person: Kirk Sigmon
- Company: Konami
- Company: Pocketpair
- Game: Palworld
- Game: Pokemon
- Company: Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Company: Nintendo
- Topic: Patents
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