
Japan Patent Office calls Nintendo’s Pokémon defense “absurd” in 2026-019762 refusal
Nintendo tried to argue a fan-game video should not count as prior art. The JPO said “no,” and kept the rejection.
By Abdullah Al-Otaibi·· 4 min

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Nintendo tried to argue a fan-game video should not count as prior art. The JPO said “no,” and kept the rejection.