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https://www.gamesindustry.biz/us-patent-office-rejects-nintendos-summon-subcharacter-and-let-it-fight-patent
US Patent Office rejects Nintendo's 'summon subcharacter and let it fight' patent |...
United States Patent and Trademark Office initially approved Nintendo's submission in September 2025, but announced a re-examination in November
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https://www.gamesradar.com/games/pokemon/nintendos-pokemon-battling-claim-is-too-obvious-to-stand-us-patent-office-says-as-it-revokes-the-application-but-the-doors-open-for-the-publisher-to-fight-back/
Nintendo's Pokemon battling claim is too "obvious" to stand, US patent office says as it revokes...
Apr 1, 2026 - Old patents from Nintendo are working against the company here
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https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/us-patent-office-revokes-nintendos-patent-on-summoning-characters-to-make-them-battle/
US patent office revokes Nintendo’s patent on summoning characters to make them battle | VGC
Apr 1, 2026 - The USPTO director made a rare order to re-examine the patent last year…
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https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04-02/us-patent-office-rejects-nintendo-patent-involving-summoning-characters-to-fight/.236043
US Patent Office Rejects Nintendo Patent Involving Summoning Characters to Fight - News - Anime...
Company previously filed patent infringement lawsuit against Palworld developer
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https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/13/24072241/ai-patent-us-office-guidance
US patent office confirms AI can’t hold patents | The Verge
Feb 13, 2024 - The US Patent and Trademark Office maintains that only natural humans can get patents, but people do have to disclose if they used AI for the invention.
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https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/us-patent-office-revokes-nintendos-controversial-pokemon-battling-patent-in-nonfinal-decision/
US Patent Office revokes Nintendo's controversial Pokémon battling patent in nonfinal decision | PC...
Apr 1, 2026 - Nintendo has plenty of space to respond, however.
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