Current Events > Nintendo REKT - patent rejected in favor of PALWORLD!!!!!

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WingsOfGood
10/29/25 3:23:05 PM
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https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/nintendos-palworld-case-japan-patent-office-rejects-claim-not-original-enough

Nintendo's patent relevant to the Palworld case has been rejected by Japan's office for lacking originality

The latest report from Gamesfray breaks down the significance of this patent rejection in relation to the Pocketpair case. If you look at the official JPO patent family chart (shown above), you can see how interconnected these filings are.

The newly rejected 2024-031879 application descends from Nintendos 2023 filing (JP7505852), which has already been granted and is one of the patents cited in Nintendos lawsuit against Pocketpair. Meanwhile, patent 2024-123560 (JP7545191) branches off, another granted patent also being used in court.

That means this isnt some irrelevant side filing; its literally sandwiched between two patents central to the litigation. If the JPO finds that one member of the patent family lacks originality, it raises questions about the others.
As GamesFray notes, this sibling-parent structure makes the 2024-031879 rejection potentially significant. The same reasoning (lack of inventive step, obviousness based on prior art) could easily apply to the related patents Nintendo is wielding in court.

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DodogamaRayBrst
10/29/25 3:23:49 PM
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Nintendo: "ok"
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xTreefiddy350x
10/29/25 3:24:34 PM
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I don't think Nintendo really cares. They probably just want to drown Palword in legal fees.

This is why I'm not supporting Nintendo anymore
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WingsOfGood
10/29/25 3:24:41 PM
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DodogamaRayBrst posted...

you mean K.O.
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Tyranthraxus
10/29/25 3:28:47 PM
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I'll wait until an actual verdict is reached before celebrating but I really hope palworld wins this case.

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Prestoff
10/29/25 3:31:50 PM
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This is good news for the game industry as a whole.

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HighSeraph
10/29/25 3:32:28 PM
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It should be noted this is only in Japan

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WingsOfGood
10/29/25 3:35:36 PM
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Prestoff posted...
This is good news for the game industry as a whole.

well amost

certain anboys are not happy
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Umbreon
10/29/25 3:36:15 PM
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Deserved.

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Metal_Gear_Raxis
10/29/25 3:37:26 PM
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Microsoft should sue Nintendo for that ridiculous Minecraft but with Pokemon game.

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eaglei3
10/29/25 3:37:58 PM
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Is this the creature capture with thrown object patent that got rejected or one of the other ones?
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Tyranthraxus
10/29/25 3:38:24 PM
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HighSeraph posted...
It should be noted this is only in Japan

American courts typically honor rulings in international courts that have the same standards as USA. A lawsuit filed in America presenting a court verdict from Japan as evidence is basically ironclad.

But a verdict hasn't been reached yet. This is just about one of the arguments Nintendo made.

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Strider102
10/29/25 3:43:35 PM
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That reminds me I need yo buy palworld

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rick_alverado
10/29/25 4:43:05 PM
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eaglei3 posted...
Is this the creature capture with thrown object patent that got rejected or one of the other ones?

I believe that's the one. I'd think that would be relevant to mention in articles about it, but I had to go through half a dozen before I found one that actually specified that.
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DeathVelvien
10/29/25 4:49:08 PM
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Speaking as a Nintendo fan: lol get rekt Nintendo

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