Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Nintendo's controversial patent campaign just hit a roadbock. For Palworld developer Pocketpair, this is incredible news.

00:00 Nintendo's Patent Campaign
01:02 The Story So Far
03:58 The Japanese Patent Denial
06:06 The American Patent Review
10:03 The Impact On The Future
12:08 Never The End

Sources:
nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2024/240919.html

https://x.com/Palworld_EN/status/1920360001794945232

gamesfray.com/nintendo-resorts-to-weird-patent-claims-as-its-litigation-against-palworld-maker-pocketpair-is-struggling

https://bellular.games/nintendo-just-changed-palworld/

https://bellular.games/loading-screen-did-nintendo-just-patent-summoning-in-games/

gamesfray.com/japan-patent-office-rejects-nintendo-application-relevant-to-palworld-dispute-cites-games-like-ark-as-prior-art-after-third-party-submission

gamesfray.com/huge-blow-for-nintendo-head-of-u-s-patent-office-takes-rare-step-to-order-reexamination-of-summon-subcharacter-and-let-it-fight-in-1-of-2-modes-patent

https://bellular.games/loading-screen-did-nintendo-just-patent-summoning-in-games/

uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/open-letter-and-memo_20251017.pdf

ipwatchdog.com/2025/03/03/patent-system-crisis-backlogs-examiner-layoffs

patentlyo.com/patent/2025/11/director-squires-explanation.html

patentlyo.com/patent/2025/10/unexplained-unreviewable-institution.html