Pocketpair has revealed new details about the lawsuit from The Pokemon Company and Nintendo against the company. The details released from the Tokyo District Court on September 18, details three patents Palword infringes upon of which the companies are seeking an injunction on, and the five million yen plus late payments the company is seeking in damages.
The full details:
As announced on September 19, 2024, The Pokemon Company and Nintendo Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the “Plaintiffs”) have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against us. We have received inquiries from various media outlets regarding the status of the lawsuit, and we would like to report the details and current status of this case as follows:
1 Details of the Lawsuit
The Plaintiffs claim that Palworld, released by us on January 19, 2024, infringes upon the following three patents held by the Plaintiffs, and are seeking an injunction against the game and compensation for a portion of the damages incurred between the date of registration of the patents and the date of filing of this lawsuit.
2 Target Patents
Patent No. 7545191
Patent No. 7493117
Patent No. 7528390
3 Summary of the Claim
We will continue to assert our position in this case through future legal proceedings.Please note that we will refrain from responding individually to inquiries regarding this case. If any matters arise that require public notice, we will announce them on our website, etc.
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Announced in a recent Steam post.
Announced on the official Twitter account.