US Patent Office Orders Reexamination of Nintendo's Pokémon Summoning Patent Amid Palworld Lawsuit
TL;DR
The US Patent and Trademark Office ordered a re-examination of a key Nintendo patent related to game mechanics, raising doubts about its validity amid ongoing legal disputes with Palworld developer Pocketpair and recent Japanese patent rejection, potentially weakening Nintendo's legal position.
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