Ever since September 2024, Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against Palworld for copyright infringement, claiming that Palworld steals intellectual property from the Pokémon series. The Pokémon Company has leveled multiple accusations against Palworld's company Pocketpair, which has led to a back-and-forth legal battle. However, recently Nintendo has altered a key patent during the course of the struggle, which could drastically impact the results of the lawsuit.
According to an article by Games Fray, Nintendo had a surprising update when the company changed the language behind one of its patents during the middle of the ongoing lawsuit. This comes after The Pokémon Company's claims that Pocketpair's game directly infringes on several patents, holding the basis for legal action. Up until this point, Pocketpair's defense has argued that these patents were never infringed on in the first place.
A few months ago, Nintendo went to the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and requested a modification to one of the patents within the Palworld lawsuit. These requests have been approved and published now, revealing that Nintendo wanted to change their patent regarding the "smooth switching of riding objects," such as moving from flying on an avian creature to another land-based mount....
