Behemoth gaming firms Nintendo and Pokémon sue Palworld creators, claiming patent infringement over core gameplay mechanics. What patents are they referring to?

News on Nintendo and The Pokémon Company's lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair had gone quiet over the past few weeks, but a new statement from the latter studio has shed some more light on the complaint — specifically,

Pocketpair offers an update on Nintendo's patent infringement lawsuit against Palworld, revealing the first concrete details about the case.

Nintendo ADR NTDOY and The Pokémon Company have taken legal action against Pocketpair, the developer behind Palworld, claiming patent infringement in Japan. This lawsuit, involves claims for financial damages and an injunction against Palworld's release in Japan.

In conclusion, Mueller states that an analysis of the situation suggests that there is no genuine plagiarism on Pocketpair's part, and that Nintendo's actions are merely "an attempt to leverage the patent system against a smaller company and late entrant to the market".

Palworld developer Pocket Pair has explained the details of Nintendo’s patent infringement lawsuit against it, and the patents that Nintendo is accusing it of infringing probably won’t come as a shock.

Palworld developer Pocketpair has provided an update on Nintendo and The Pokémon Company’s high-profile patent lawsuit against the company.

Palworld developer Pocketpair has revealed exactly which patents Nintendo is alleging it's infringed, as well as what Nintendo wants from its lawsuit.