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The Pokémon patent battle is still evolving.
Back in November, the US Patent and Trademark Office decided to reexamine a highly controversial and confusing Nintendo patent related to summoning characters and making them fight. The patent examiner has since issued a non-final rejection of the patent, meaning that the patent isn’t yet KO’d and Nintendo can still choose to battle with new arguments.
If you’re a patents nerd craving an extremely in-depth breakdown, Games Fray has you covered. And for those of you who aren’t up on patents, The Verge’s Kallie Plagge wrote a great explainer about the Pokémon patent last year.
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