News Summary

• The USPTO has rejected Nintendo’s controversial'summon character and let it fight' Pokémon patent.
• In November, the director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ordered a reexamination of the patent after IP lawyers had criticized the U.S. patent system.
• Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are currently embroiled in ongoing litigation with Pocketpair's Palworld in Japan.
• This particular patent sums up how Pokémon games work in that you summon Pokémon to battle other Pokémon in the hope of adding them to your collection.
• But, as was pointed out last year, there are countless other games that use similar mechanics, such as Persona, Digimon, and even Elden Ring.