They have applied for and received Patents in the US recently that pertain to their case against pocketpair
Nintendo obtained yet another just last week, it seems, as reported by Games Fray – and one yesterday. The new US patents include one related to a “smooth switching of riding objects” mechanism, and another that’s far more concerning, as it could change the way that non-Pokemon creature collectors work forever: a patent covering the summoning of a “character” (in Palworld’s case, that would be a Pal) and using it in combat against others.<
True, thanks. WIPO has made sure differences between national patent laws, if any, are minor.
What the Law requires for an inventive step?
a patent shall not be granted for an invention where a person ordinarily skilled in the art could have been easily make the invention based on the prior art at the time of filing. Thus, the law requires that a patentable invention should involve such an inventive step that the skilled person could not have made the invention based on the prior art at the time of filing.
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US patent law doesn’t apply to Japan, where this case is ongoing
They have applied for and received Patents in the US recently that pertain to their case against pocketpair
True, thanks. WIPO has made sure differences between national patent laws, if any, are minor.
https://www.jpaa.or.jp/en/ip-information/patent-others/
Seeing as both nations are fascistic, they’ll lobby both judicials to get their way.
This is the case of buyers rewarding the abuser: conmerit emptor.