Patents are country-specific. There is something called the Patent Cooperation Treaty, though it's a separate system with its own positives and negatives—Nintendo, however, appe

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketpair over Palworld, a game often described as 'Pokémon with guns.'

Palworld was one of the biggest hits of 2024 and at one point had the third most concurrent players in Steam history. In January, over two millions players were enjoying the survival Pokémon-clone at the same time!

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are taking legal action against Palworld's developer, Pocketpair. The companies filed a lawsuit against the developer today, September 18, seeking "an injunction against infringement and compensation for damages on the grounds that Palworld,