Category: Nintendo v. Pocketpair (Palworld)

This is the fourth part of our “explain it to me like I’m five” series on Nintendo v. Pocketpair (the Pokémon-Palworld patent infringement dispute). In the first three parts, we discussed Nintendo has sued Pocketpair only in Japan. But as other observers have said before us (on X and elsewhere), Nintendo has done something similar with U.S….

This is the second part of our “explain it to me like I’m five” series on Nintendo v. Pocketpair (the Pokémon-Palworld patent dispute). In the first part (January 23, 2025 games fray article), we focused on what has many gamers puzzled: how can Nintendo sue Pocketpair over patents for which it applied after Palworld’s launch?…

This website is going to explain all major developments around Nintendo’s patent assertions against Palworld maker Pocketpair to the gamer community in the simplest terms — and with its own patent law dictionary.

Context: Two months ago, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company, of which Nintendo is the largest shareholder, announced a Japanese patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketpair, the maker of the Palworld smash hit that has been described on social media as “Pokémon with guns” (September 19, 2024 Nintendo press release). The plaintiffs and the defendant are all…