Nintendo and the Pokemon Company's lawsuit against fellow creature-collectathon Palworld is for patent infringement, rather than copyright infringement, and one analyst reckons that means Nintendo has "given up" on trying to argue that Pals look too similar to Mons.

Palworld was released in January, and at the time, The Pokemon Company said it was investigating the game, which uses characters and settings that are similar to those in the Poke

Palworld, a video game mocked as “Pokémon with guns,” became one of the most popular games in the world when it was released in January.

Nintendo and Pokemon have taken legal action against Palworld developer Pocketpair over patent infringement. Here’s what that means

Nintendo has announced that it, together with The Pokémon Company, is suing Palworld developer Pocketpair for what it says are multiple infringements on patent

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are officially suing Palworld developer Pocketpair for "multiple" patent infringements.

Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the maker of survival adventure game "Palworld", the companies said on Thursday.

Nintendo has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketpair, the studio responsible for Palworld. Palworld, of course, is heavily reminiscent of the Pokémon series, and has attracted a fair bit of criticism—and passionate defence—for how closely some of its creatures resemble those found in Nintendo's brand.

Nintendo has announced its intention to sue Palworld developer Pocketpair over "patent infringement", and Pocketpair seems to be in the dark.

Pocketpair's boss previously said the game had passed legal checks. But Nintendo is known for fiercely protecting its intellectual property and brand. Pokémon said in statements posted on their websites that Palworld "infringes multiple patent rights".

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketpair in Tokyo. Pocketpair is the Japanese video game developer behind Palworld, a game people have been describing as a Pokémon parody,