Four seemingly corresponding patents were submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (making them legal in North America as well as Japan) and while two of these were filed in September 2022 — before Palworld — the remaining two first appeared in May 2024, following Palworld's release.

On September 19, 2024, Nintendo Co. issued a press release stating that it, along with The Pokémon Company, had

Can the tension of "family friendly nice guys" and "we sue everyone and sent a disabled person to jail" really continue existing in perpetuity?

Palworld developer Pocketpair has officially issued a response to Nintendo's allegations of patent infringement, says they are unaware of violations.

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company’s lawsuit against developer Pocketpair is evidence of the threat posed by Palworld, one patent expert has said. In an article on GamesIndustry.biz, intellectual property expert and associate at law firm MBHB Andrew Velzen argued that the shock lawsuit shows “just how seriously Nintendo views the threat of Palworld.”

When a videogame company is drafting a patent filing, how much accounting for scope do they have to do? If your attempted filing is overbroad, will it just get thrown out, or is that something that tends to shake out in lawsuits afterwards?

With Palworld coming to PS5 today, that means you can play the open-world survival game on Sony 's platform alongside PC and Xbox Series X. Somehow, we don't think Nintendo is being added to the list just yet. By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

Following last week's shock announcement Nintendo is suing Palworld maker Pocketpair for the infringement of "multiple patents rights", an IP expert has claimed it's "exceedingly plausible" Nintendo crafted its patent applications specifically to target Palworld.