Yesterday, a patent infringement lawsuit was filed against our company.
We have received notice of this lawsuit and will commence appropriate legal proceedings and investigation into the patent infringement claims.
At this time, we have no knowledge of the specific patents we are accused of infringing, nor have we been notified.
Pocketpair is a petite independent gaming company based in Tokyo. Our goal as a company has always been to create fun games. We will continue to strive for this goal because we know that our games bring joy to millions of players around the world. Palworld was a surprising success this year, both for players and for us. We were overwhelmed by the incredible reception to the game and worked tough to make it even better for our fans. We will continue to improve Palworld and strive to create a game that our fans can be proud of.
It’s truly unfortunate that we’ll be forced to devote significant time to non-development activities due to this lawsuit. However, we will do everything we can for our fans and ensure that independent game developers are not constrained or discouraged from pursuing their artistic ideas.
We apologize to our fans and supporters for any worries and discomfort this news has caused.
As always, thank you for your continued support of Palworld and Pocketpair.