Pocketpair Files 'Palworld Online' Trademark in 2 Countries as Nintendo Patent Fight Drags On
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Updated · Nintendo Life · May 12
Pocketpair Files 'Palworld Online' Trademark in 2 Countries as Nintendo Patent Fight Drags On
3 articles · Updated · Nintendo Life · May 12
Pocketpair filed trademarks for “Palworld Online” in South Korea on April 24 and in the US on April 27, adding a new move to its dispute with Nintendo.
The filing points most directly to a formal multiplayer label for Palworld’s planned 1.0 release later this year, rather than confirming a separate new game.
Palworld already supports 4-player co-op and 32-player dedicated servers, making the trademark notable mainly for how Pocketpair may package online play after early access.
The filing lands as Nintendo faces setbacks in the wider legal clash: the US Patent Office recently rejected a patent application tied to summoning characters to fight, though Nintendo can still respond and appeal.
Nintendo's key patent was rejected. What does this mean for the future of Palworld and other 'Pokémon-like' games?
Defeated in the US, will Nintendo now escalate its Japanese lawsuit to halt Palworld's explosive growth?