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Pocketpair details the lawsuit brought against it by Nintendo and The Pokemon Company
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Pocketpair details the lawsuit brought against it by Nintendo and The Pokemon Company

Pocket pair has impart process details filed against it by Nintendo and The Pokemon Company at the Tokyo District Court on September 18.

According to details, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company claim that Pocketpair Palworld> the game infringes on three patents owned by the companies and seeks a payment of five million yen plus delay damages per company.

Get the details below.

As announced on September 19, 2024, The Pokemon Company and Nintendo Co., Ltd. (the “Plaintiffs”) filed a patent infringement lawsuit against us. We have received inquiries from various media outlets regarding the status of the trial and would like to report the details and current status of this case as follows:

1. Details of the Process

Plaintiffs contend that Palworldissued by us on January 19, 2024, infringes the following three patents held by the plaintiffs, and seeks an injunction against the game and damages for a portion of the damages incurred between the date the patents were filed and the date this lawsuit was filed.

2. Target patents

  • Patent no. 7545191
    • Date of patent application: July 30, 2024
    • Date of patent registration: August 27, 2024
  • Patent no. 7493117
    • Date of patent application: February 26, 2024
    • Date of patent registration: May 22, 2024
  • Patent no. 7528390
    • Date of patent application: March 5, 2024
    • Date of patent registration: July 26, 2024

3. Summary of the Advertisement

  • An injunction against Palworld
  • Payment of five million yen plus damages for late payment to the Pokémon Company
  • Payment of five million yen plus late damages to Nintendo Co., Ltd.

We will continue to assert our position in this case through future legal proceedings.

Please note that we will refrain from answering individual questions regarding this case. If issues arise that require public notification, we will announce them on our website, etc.