Palworld developer Pocketpair has responded to Nintendo and The Pokémon Company’s patent infringement lawsuit that sent shockwaves throughout the gaming industry and says that they were unaware of which patents in particular that they have been accused of infringing.
Nintendo and The Pokemon Company officially announced that they had taken legal action against fellow Japanese developer Pocketpair, the team behind Palworld which many fans describe as being “Pokemon with guns”, claiming it “infringes multiple patent rights.”
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are both seeking an injunction and compensation for damages.
Poketpair says that they will be investigating the patent infringement claims and will continue to update Palworld regardless of the lawsuit. The company also issued an apology to fans who expressed their concerns regarding the future of the game.
Here is the official statement issued by Pocketpair (h/t IGN): “Regarding the Lawsuit
Yesterday, a lawsuit was filed against our company for patent infringement.
We have received notice of this lawsuit and will begin the appropriate legal proceedings and investigations into the claims of patent infringement.
At this moment, we are unaware of the specific patents we are accused of infringing upon, and we have not been notified of such details.
Pocketpair is a small indie game company based in Tokyo. Our goal as a company has always been to create fun games. We will continue to pursue this goal because we know that our games bring joy to millions of gamers around the world. Palworld was a surprise success this year, both for gamers and for us. We were blown away by the amazing response to the game and have been working hard to make it even better for our fans. We will continue improving Palworld and strive to create a game that our fans can be proud of.
It is truly unfortunate that we will be forced to allocate significant time to matters unrelated to game development due to this lawsuit. However, we will do our utmost for our fans, and to ensure that indie game developers are not hindered or discouraged from pursuing their creative ideas.
We apologize to our fans and supporters for any worry or discomfort that this news has caused.
As always, thank you for your continued support of Palworld and Pocketpair.”
It is unclear how this will ultimately play out but there is some belief that it could result in a court order that would block Pocketpair from selling the Palworld game, but there is also uncertainty as it pertains to a patent infringement as opposed to a copyright infringement.
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