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Nintendo's Palworld lawsuit looks to hinge on Pokéball patent

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company's shock move to launch legal action against Palworld looks to hinge on a patent relati…

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company's shock move to launch legal action against Palworld looks to hinge on a patent relating to how players throw Pokéballs. The patent in question describes how a character catches a Pokémon by aiming and throwing a capture item, like a Pokéball, at a creature. "[Pocketpair's] statement does imply that the final complaint (which should list the patents allegedly infringed) has not been delivered/filed yet," video game legal expert Richard Hoeg told Eurogamer.

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