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USPTO Issues Non-Final Rejection of Nintendo’s ‘Summon Character and Let It Fight’ Pokémon Patent Amid Ongoing Palworld Litigation

The USPTO has issued a non-final rejection of Nintendo’s controversial patent covering the mechanic of summoning characters to fight, a core feature of Pokémon games. This decision follows widespread criticism from IP experts and comes amid Nintendo’s ongoing patent litigation against Pocketpair’s Palworld. The reject…

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

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