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Pokémon Company to ‘investigate’ Palworld in case of IP breach

The Pokémon Company has announced it will investigate Palworld, without naming the game, following reports another company had infringed

From the wording above, it isn’t clear if there are actual grounds for legal action but Pokémon appears to be uncomfortable at how Palworld has burst onto the scene with significant recognition. Don McGowan, a former Chief Legal Officer with 12 years of service at the Pokémon Company gave his opinion on the Palworld question: Hunting monsters and other enemies, surveying the landscape for sustenance and survival, whilst gathering Pals, PocketPair’s fledgling release is competing in a genre that contains far more illustrious names such as Minecraft, and even Rust and Ark.

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