{"id":1027250,"date":"2026-01-14T11:24:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T11:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1851692965"},"modified":"2026-01-14T11:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T11:24:21","slug":"palworld-developer-reveals-the-pokemon-patents-nintendo-claims-its-violating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/palworld-developer-reveals-the-pokemon-patents-nintendo-claims-its-violating\/","title":{"rendered":"Palworld Developer Reveals The Pok\u00e9mon Patents Nintendo Claims It&#8217;s Violating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/palworld-developer-reveals-the-pokemon-patents-nintendo-claims-its-violating.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The reason patent attorneys get paid so much money is that no one in their right mind would ever want to be a patent attorney. Thus, we can all nod and smile as if we understand as Palworld developers Pocketpair <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pocketpair.jp\/news\/20241108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">releases a statement<\/a> about precisely which patents Nintendo is claiming the Pok\u00e9mon-alike game is violating.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/nintendo-pokemon-palworld-patents-lawsuit-pocketpair-1851692965\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/nintendo-pokemon-palworld-patents-lawsuit-pocketpair-1851692965\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The reason patent attorneys get paid so much money is that no one in their right mind would ever want to be a patent attorney. Thus, we can all nod and smile as if we understand as Palworld developers Pocketpair releases a statement about precisely which patents Nintendo is claiming the Pok\u00e9mon-alike game is violating. 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