It’s felt like we’ve all been waiting for this day, and fresh off winning another copyright infringement lawsuit, Nintendo has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocket Pair over Palworld.
In a statement on its corporate websites, Nintendo announced that it would launch a lawsuit that would seek an injunction against the defendants as well as compensation for damages alleging that Palworld infringes multiple patents.
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The statement reads:
“Nintendo Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Minami-ku, Kyoto City; President and CEO: Shuntaro Furukawa; hereinafter referred to as “the Company”), in collaboration with The Pokémon Company, filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocket Pair Co., Ltd. (headquarters: 2-10-2 Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter referred to as “Defendant”) in the Tokyo District Court on September 18, 2024.”
“The lawsuit seeks an injunction against the defendants and compensation for damages, alleging that the game “Palworld” developed and sold by the defendants infringes multiple patents.”
“In order to protect the valuable intellectual property that we have built up through many years of hard work, we will continue to take the necessary measures against any infringement of our intellectual property, including our brand.”
We’ll keep you posted on the findings of this one, but the reality is that since Palworld was released, there’s been multiple findings of the creatures looking a lot like certain Pokemon or even allegedly taking assets, so it’ll be interesting to see what is found.
