Some of the prior art that Nintendo is facing in its infringement litigation with Pocketpair has now also been recognized as relevant by the Japan Patent Office.| games fray
Context: On Wednesday, Sony Interactive Entertainment filed its opposition to Tencent’s motion to dimiss Sony’s copyright and trademark infringement complaint in the Northern District of California (October 17, 2025 games fray article). The original complaint already made it clear that Sony did not want to wait long until it would obtain injunctive relief against Tencent’s pre-release promotions and, ultimately, the publication of Light of Motiram, which Sony calls a Horizon Zero Dawn k...| games fray
Sony has filed its opposition to Tencent's motion to dismiss its U.S. copyright ande trademark complaint alleging that Light of Motiram is a Horizon knockoff.| games fray
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An article by The Verge spreads falsehoods about Nintendo's new summoning patent due to insufficient research. Here's a follow-up that also brings up a 1978 console game.| games fray
On Steam., gamers considered Horizon Zero Dawn to bear a strong resemblance to Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Tencent argues in its motion to dismiss Sony's U.S. case.| games fray
Nintendo's position on mods effectively means that modders would be unprotected against someone looking at their works and taking out patents.| games fray
Based on a preview, HoYoverse's upcoming game Nexus Anima implements a technique Nintendo patented and is asserting against Pocketpair's Palworld.| games fray
It is not a sign of strength when a company suing over patents makes rather unusual changes to a patent in the middle of litigation.| games fray
Last week, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company received a U.S. patent on summoning a character and letting it fight another| gamesfray.com
Context: Nintendo continues to obtain new or modified patents to use against Pocketpair’s Palworld game, and to deter others in the industry from competing. Nintendo amended one of its Japanese patents-in-suit from the Palworld lawsuit (July 16, 2025 games fray article) in such a way that even HoYoverse’s upcoming Honkai: Nexus Anima game could be accused of infringing (August 29, 2025 games fray article); possibly Bandai Namco’s new Digimon, too (at 1:09 in this trailer). Pocketpair ev...| games fray