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Public outrage amid Palworld lawsuit likely influenced new scrutiny of Nintendo's Pokemon patent, IP expert speculates, but it's debatable if giving that power to "people on the internet" who "scream loudly" is good
08 Nov 2025 15:46 GMT
… Pokemon Company's patent infringement lawsuit against Palworld … this patent be re-examined, citing examples of prior art that … is perceived as inadequate patent examination or something, whether … , and an expert worries prior art precedents could see a modder …
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The Precedent: Applicant Admitted Prior Art Can Be Used to Fill Missing Claim Limitations in a § 103 Obviousness Analysis
07 Nov 2025 15:57 GMT
… IPR, it proffered prior art combinations involving “‘Levy … combination with other prior art references.” The Patent Trial and Appeal … be prior art.” Here, Shockwave’s disclosure of “typical prior art … describing the list of prior art references.” The Federal …
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Are Patents Safe on AI?
07 Nov 2025 17:42 GMT
… as a lead for prior art search, not as claim … AI-suggested element through a prior art sweep.
2.3. Keep … workflow for patent drafting with AI
Searching for Prior Art
There are … thorough searches to identify existing patents and avoid infringement.
Monitoring …
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USPTO on Patents and AI
07 Nov 2025 17:42 GMT
… not categorically unpatentable. Patentability turns on whether one … improve patent/;trademark examination (e.g., prior-art search). … and IP policy across patents, trademarks, copyright, trade … that can affect prior-art identification and distinctiveness analyses …
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It's in the industry's best interest for Nintendo to lose its patent battle | Opinion
07 Nov 2025 16:43 GMT
… patent authorities, especially if it's for the reason of prior art … filing horrendously broad gameplay patents is arguably the … happens to these dubious patent filings, this whole … unreliable or dishonest by patent authorities across several jurisdictions. …
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New Patent Rule Set to Upend IPR Practice
07 Nov 2025 00:22 GMT
… allegedly causing unpredictability for patent owners. According to … :
Prior art stipulations: Under the proposed rule, a patent challenger … litigation prior art arguments that are based on prior art systems … : “new or additional prior art, new expert testimony, …
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CultureNews Nintendo’s Messy Palworld Fight Takes An Unexpected Turn The director of the U.S. patent office has pointed to examples of ‘prior art’ that might wreck Nintendo’s efforts to own certain mechanics related to summoning monsters
04 Nov 2025 20:50 GMT
… beings). And scoring a patent for summoning monsters and … guns” survival game Palworld. Patenting a game mechanic is … two older patent applications from Konami and Nintendo as “prior art” that … Squires has not ordered the patent to be yanked. Reexamination …
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Be Wary of Provisional Priority Dates in Prior Art
04 Nov 2025 20:05 GMT
… s claims based on “prior art” that in fact … a cited reference as prior art outright while minimizing prosecution … To these applicants and patentees, broader patent claim scope provides … patent reference cannot be cited as prior art against the subject patent …
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USPTO To Re-Examine Recently Approved Nintendo Patent
06 Nov 2025 09:32 GMT
… which have plenty of prior art in previous games and … prior art exists. Given how interrelated that patent is with the other approved patents … the player. Again, prior art abounds in this sort … examination of the patent, citing previous patents which might make …
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Federal Circuit Reaffirms ’By Another’ Standard Under Pre-AIA Law in Patent Dispute Over Merck Serono’s MS Drug Highlights
06 Nov 2025 03:15 GMT
… the Bodor reference qualified as prior art “by another” under … should not count as prior art. This commonly arises in … to be excluded as prior art, the inventive entities must … as a challenged patent are excluded as prior art. Objective, contemporaneous …