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Nintendo Caps Palworld Patent Suit, Game Launches July 2026

6/13/2026

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Nintendo and The Pokémon Company limited their patent suit against Pocketpair’s Palworld to older versions before a Tokyo court hearing on Oct 1, 2026.
The suit, filed Sep 2024 and amended Nov 2025, targets patents 7545191, 7493117, 7528390 and caps damages at $30,000 (5 million yen).
Pocketpair will launch Palworld 1.0 on July 10, 2026 after patches v0.3.11 (Nov 2024) and v0.5.5 (May 2025) removed the “Pal Sphere” summon.
Nintendo reported a $40 million loss from other patent-litigation expenses.

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Nintendo and The Pokémon Company limited their patent suit against Pocketpair’s Palworld to older versions before a Tokyo court hearing on Oct 1, 2026.
The suit, filed Sep 2024 and amended Nov 2025, targets patents 7545191, 7493117, 7528390 and caps damages at $30,000 (5 million yen).
Pocketpair will launch Palworld 1.0 on July 10, 2026 after patches v0.3.11 (Nov 2024) and v0.5.5 (May 2025) removed the “Pal Sphere” summon.
Nintendo reported a $40 million loss from other patent-litigation expenses.