00:00Nintendo has reportedly failed to secure another monster-capturing patent, all while its lawsuit
00:06against Power World developer Pocket Pair continues to rumble on.
00:09It's been nearly two years since the Pokémon company filed a lawsuit against Power World
00:14developer Pocket Pair for patent infringement, and the legal battle is still ongoing.
00:19Power World has dropped updates over the years that distance its survival game from Pokémon,
00:24but the lawsuit is still in progress, and the situation is far from over.
00:28After securing new patents that don't just affect creature collectors that resemble Pokémon,
00:33but various turn-based games, Nintendo is attempting to snag another, this time relating to touchscreen-based
00:39monster-catching mechanics, mechanics that are likely relevant to phone games or apps,
00:44like the still-in-progress project from Pocket Pair Power Mobile.
00:48According to Gamesfrey, though, Nintendo hasn't convinced the Japan Patent Office.
00:53But simply, because this entire debacle is anything but simple, the JPO Examiner,
00:57who reviewed Nintendo's new application, rejected the filing, saying the idea wasn't inventive enough.
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