Pocketpair says it still doesn’t know the specific patents it allegedly infringes
Pocketpair, the game developer behind friend world On September 19, the game released a statement on its website regarding the patent infringement lawsuit it filed against the company. Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. The company also released a full statement friend worldX (formerly twitter) Account:
About litigation
Yesterday, our company was filed a patent infringement lawsuit.
We have been notified of the lawsuit and will commence appropriate legal proceedings and investigate the patent infringement claims.
At this moment, we are unaware…
— Palworld (@Palworld_EN) September 19, 2024
The company stated that it “does not know the specific patent [it is] is accused of infringement, and [it has] No notification of these details has been received.
© Pocketpair, Inc.
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company On September 18, Pocketpair filed a patent infringement lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court.
The lawsuit claims the game infringes Nintendo and The Pokémon Companypatent rights and seek an injunction and damages for infringement.
Sony Music Entertainment Japan Announced in July that it and its subsidiaries Anne PraxA new joint venture was formed with Pocketpair called Palworld Entertainment.
Pocketpair first launched friend world The multiplayer survival game will be available as a Steam Early Access game on January 19th. The game had 25 million users within a month of its release.
Players and critics initially noted the design differences between many of the game’s “Pal” creatures. Pokémon franchiseThe titular Pokémon. The Pokémon Company A statement will be issued soon friend world The release states that the unnamed gaming company is being investigated for possible copyright infringement.
Source: Pocketpair website, Palworld GamesX/twitter account
