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Japan Rejects Nintendo’s Touchscreen Monster-Catching Patent as the Palworld Case Keeps Costing Nintendo Millions

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Jon Del Arroz
May 18, 2026
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The Japan Patent Office this week rejected Nintendo’s latest patent application targeting touchscreen monster-catching gameplay, the third time the office has pushed back against Nintendo’s effort to wall off fundamental game mechanics through the patent system.

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