{"id":288678,"date":"2024-09-19T10:24:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T08:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=340677"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:57:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:57:04","slug":"finally-it-has-happened-nintendo-has-sued-the-creators-of-palworld-for-plagiarism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/finally-it-has-happened-nintendo-has-sued-the-creators-of-palworld-for-plagiarism\/","title":{"rendered":"Finally, it has happened: Nintendo has sued the creators of Palworld for plagiarism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was something that could be seen coming. Nine months ago, the launch of <strong>Palworld<\/strong>, developed by Pocketpair, completely shook the community. While it garnered millions of downloads in a matter of days, players were quick to point out its strong resemblance to the Pok\u00e9mon game. A resemblance that has also caught the attention of Nintendo&#8217;s lawyers and has led to a <strong>lawsuit against Pocketpair<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Palworld\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/fe087176-55c2-4976-8231-5c51aed67a80\/2012546824\/palworld-download-palworld.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Palworld<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/palworld.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/palworld.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nintendo has announced through its website that, together with <strong>The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/strong>, it has filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair in Tokyo Court for patent infringement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.co.jp\/corporate\/release\/en\/2024\/240919.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"In their statement,\">In their statement,<\/a> they explain that &#8220;this lawsuit seeks an injunction against the infringement and <strong>compensation for damages<\/strong> on the basis that Palworld, a game developed and released by the defendant, <strong>infringes multiple patent rights<\/strong>.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the document states that &#8220;Nintendo will continue to take necessary measures against any infringement of its intellectual property rights,&#8221; rights that &#8220;<strong>have been so hard to establish over the years<\/strong>.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We posted the News Release &quot;Filing Lawsuit for Infringement of Patent Rights against Pocketpair, Inc.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/76ttENZXtv\">https:\/\/t.co\/76ttENZXtv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u4efb\u5929\u5802\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\uff08\u4f01\u696d\u5e83\u5831\u30fbIR\uff09 (@NintendoCoLtd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoCoLtd\/status\/1836548465570255255?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many have been surprised that Nintendo&#8217;s lawyers took so long to prepare the lawsuit against Pocketpair. Some time ago, Takuro Mizobe, executive director of Pocketpair, stated that Palworld<strong> had passed all legal reviews<\/strong>. However, for Nintendo and The Pok\u00e9mon Company, this clearly has not been the case. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the beginning of the year, the Pok\u00e9mon Company published a statement in which it warned about what was to come: &#8220;We intend to <strong>investigate and take appropriate action<\/strong> to address any act that infringes on Pok\u00e9mon&#8217;s intellectual property rights.&#8221; Certainly, <strong>forewarned is forearmed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Palworld\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/fe087176-55c2-4976-8231-5c51aed67a80\/2012546824\/palworld-download-palworld.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Palworld<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/palworld.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/palworld.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was something that could be seen coming. Nine months ago, the launch of Palworld, developed by Pocketpair, completely shook the community. While it garnered millions of downloads in a matter of days, players were quick to point out its strong resemblance to the Pok\u00e9mon game. A resemblance that has also caught the attention of Nintendo&#8217;s lawyers and has led to a lawsuit against Pocketpair. Nintendo has announced through its website that, along with The Pok\u00e9mon Company, they have filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair for patent infringement in the Tokyo Court. 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