The Plaintiffs claim that 'Palworld', released by us on January 19, 2024, infringes upon the following three patents held by the Plaintiffs, and are seeking an injunction against the game and compensation for a portion of the damages incurred between the date of registration of the patents and the date of filing of this lawsuit.
Automaton has reported that it appears to relate to the gameplay mechanic of catching an in-game character (a Pokemon, in Pokemon's case), by lobbing a thing (in the case of Pokemon, that's the Pokeball) at them which can then make them owned by the player if the move is successful.
All three are listed as having application and registration dates between the start of February and the end of August 2024, meaning that all of that took place after Palworld initially released, though obviously ports to other platforms have arrived subsequently.
There's been a lot of speculation as to how it might play out, but all we can do is wait and see.
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