Pocket pair has responded to the lawsuit filed against it by Nintendo and The Pokemon Company. The study that developed Pal Worldthe game at the center of the lawsuit, issued a statement early this morning saying it does not know which patents it violated. “At this time, we are not aware of the specific patents we are accused of infringing, and have not been notified of such details,” the statement read.
According to Nintendo's press release, the reason for the lawsuit is alleging Pocketpair infringes several as-yet-undisclosed patents. The details of the lawsuit have not yet been made public, so we don't yet know what the patents are, and according to Pocketpair's statement, it doesn't know either.
Although Nintendo is not going for Pocketpair because… lamb balls Look uncomfortably like without woolWe know that the company is famous for its litigation when it comes to protecting its brand. Shortly after Pal WorldFollowing the release of 's, TPC ordered a programmer to remove a video featuring a mod of Pal World which replaced all friends with Pokémon. He also issued a statement saying he was aware of Pal World — though the statement didn’t refer to the game by name — and is reportedly investigating the game to “take appropriate action to address any acts of infringement of intellectual property rights related to Pokémon.” It looks like the company has found something.
