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Palworld developer reports Nintendo’s suing over 3 Pokémon patents for only $66,000 in damages, but a videogame IP lawyer says fighting the lawsuit could mean ‘burning millions of dollars’

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Palworld developer reports Nintendo’s suing over 3 Pokémon patents for only ,000 in damages, but a videogame IP lawyer says fighting the lawsuit could mean ‘burning millions of dollars’

Today, Palworld developer Pocketpair published a report detailing the terms of the intellectual property lawsuit Nintendo filed against the studio in September. When Nintendo announced its lawsuit, it alleged that Palworld “infringes multiple patent rights” but didn’t specify which patents were being claimed, leaving us to speculate about whether Nintendo was bringing its legal cannons to bear over third-person Poké Ball throwing.

Thanks to Pocketpair’s report, we finally have confirmation about the patents forming the basis for Nintendo’s infringement allegations. Nintendo’s lawsuit claims that Palworld infringes on three Japanese patents: 7545191, 7493117, and 7528390, a trio granting Nintendo protections on creature catching and riding mechanics.

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