You might look at the dates Pocketpair gave there (which are correct) and think — well, they were filed after, so how can Nintendo sue using those? The answer is complicated. What Pocketpair don’t say, is that these patents are from a parent patent[1] which was registered in 2021 and approved in 2023, meaning it very much does end up applying here to Palworld.
It’s a little more specific than that, like it has something to do with a way they attempted to streamline the process of switching between mounted and on-foot.
How such generic features are even awarded patents is beyond me. None of these are even remotely exclusive to Pokemon or Palworld.
EDIT The grossest thing about this is that these patents were all filed this year, meaning they were filed with the exclusive intention of building a case against Palworld. There really is no level to which Nintendo won’t stoop.
No, the sneaky thing is that they are older patents that were amended/updated after Palworld was released. But the initial patents are older than Palworld.
In a sane world, the case should be decided by the original text of the patents, not the updated one.
What am I saying, in a sane world these patents should not exist.
By the third patent: Elden Ring, WoW, Everquest, Neverwinter, SW: The Old Republic, Final Fantasy, and many many others have infringed Nintendo patents. Fuck Nintendo.
Patent No. 7545191
Patent No. 7493117
Patent No. 7528390
Note that every single one of these patents was filed after palworld was released, and they’re all awfully vague about what they actually cover.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/11/palworld-dev-details-the-patents-nintendo-and-the-pokemon-company-are-suing-for/
[1] https://patents.google.com/patent/JP7349486B2/en
They are all bullshit, but holy fuck, how the hell were they even allowed to register the third one ?
It’s a little more specific than that, like it has something to do with a way they attempted to streamline the process of switching between mounted and on-foot.
But yeah, still bullshit.
Nintendo: they violated our patents!
Court: which ones?
Nintendo: (scribbling furiously on paper) these ones!
Checks out.
How such generic features are even awarded patents is beyond me. None of these are even remotely exclusive to Pokemon or Palworld.
EDIT The grossest thing about this is that these patents were all filed this year, meaning they were filed with the exclusive intention of building a case against Palworld. There really is no level to which Nintendo won’t stoop.
No, the sneaky thing is that they are older patents that were amended/updated after Palworld was released. But the initial patents are older than Palworld.
In a sane world, the case should be decided by the original text of the patents, not the updated one.
What am I saying, in a sane world these patents should not exist.
By the third patent: Elden Ring, WoW, Everquest, Neverwinter, SW: The Old Republic, Final Fantasy, and many many others have infringed Nintendo patents. Fuck Nintendo.
Depends on the exact wording of the patent, and the jurisdiction (U.S. or Japan)