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Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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USPTO Revokes Nintendo’s Controversial Patents on Character Summoning and Battling Amid Legal Clash with PocketPair

Following a rare re-examination, the US Patent and Trademark Office has rejected all claims of Nintendo’s recently approved patents, intensifying the ongoing patent infringement d…

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Nintendo’s aggressive patent enforcement strategy against PocketPair’s game Palworld suffered a significant setback as the USPTO revoked all claims of the patents covering summoning and battling characters. Originally approved in September 2025 amid controversy and criticism from patent experts, these patents were re-…
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USPTO Revokes Nintendo’s Controversial Patents on Character Summoning and Battling Amid Legal Clash with PocketPair Nintendo’s aggressive patent enforcement strategy against PocketPair’s game Palworld suffered a significant setback as the USPTO revoked all claims of the patents covering summoning and battling characters. Originally a... Read the full IIPLA article: https://iipla.org/news/uspto-revokes-nintendo-s-controversial-patents-on-character-summoning-and-battling-amid-legal-clash-with-pocketpair

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