Japanese patent law expert says Nintendo may have strengthened its claims specifically to target Palworld
Analysis from a Japanese legal firm specializing in patent law (via Automaton Media) concludes that "patents established before the release of Palworld did not necessarily correspond to the mechanics of Palworld," while patents submitted after Palworld launched into early access earlier this year "worked to improve this."
Nintendo's Pokémon Patents Could Mean Trouble For Palworld In Upcoming Lawsuit
Nintendo and The Pokemon applied for this patent in 2021 and secured it in Japan in 2023. The application is still pending in the U.S. @sweetpotatoes has a good story on this: https://t.co/BsVBqtdhMV https://t.co/ZIhquVwfYT
Amid the Palworld dispute, one analyst says Nintendo only strikes when it wants to because it "could have sued half the gaming industry back in 2017"
One analyst reckons that Nintendo's laundry list of patents means it could have sued countless games over the years, but the company is only targeting Palworld over its similarities to Pokemon now because it's inclined to do so.
In Palworld’s official first response to the lawsuit, Pocketpair said that they are a “small indie game company” whose goal ...
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A former developer working on Palworld reveals that Pocketpair made changes to their designs to more closely resemble Pokemon ...
Palworld Mobile has been rumored for a long time, and now we know that Krafton has struck a licensing deal for the monster-taming adventure.
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Palworld was released as a console-exclusive title for Xbox Series S/X and to this day, eight months later, it has not been ...
Nintendo's patent lawsuit against Palworld has been interpreted differently by a range of law and industry experts, with some ...
One IP expert predicts that Nintendo and The Pokemon Company's lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair is "more likely ...
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