Nintendo is trying to secure a touchscreen patent from the same family cited in its ongoing patent lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair. While the patent could potentially strengthen the company's case by expanding its infringement claims to the upcoming mobile version of Palworld, Nintendo has so far struggled to get it approved.
The ongoing litigation, filed in September 2024, centers on allegations by Nintendo and The Pokemon Company that Palworld infringes on several of their jointly held patents covering creature-capture and mount-switching gameplay systems. Pocketpair has already changed some Palworld mechanics in response to the lawsuit through a mid-2025 update for its hit open-world survival game. Even so, the case remains active, and Nintendo has continued filing activity around patent families connected to the dispute.
As Nintendo's Palworld lawsuit continues, the company's latest financial report reveals massive litigation losses for fiscal year 2026.
Continuing that effort, Nintendo has recently been trying to secure a touchscreen-focused patent (2026-019762) covering a monster-catching gameplay system in which players control movement through touch input, deploy capture items against field characters in and out of battle, and then receive a success-or-failure capture determination. Patent analyst Florian Mueller said the filing, if...
