IGN, Jez, and multiple outlets report the USPTO rejected Nintendo's controversial Pokemon patent about summoning characters to fight, though some note it is not necessarily a final ruling.
The USPTO has rejected Nintendo’s controversial 'summon character and let it fight' Pokémon patent
Nintendo’s summoning characters to make them battle patent has been rejected, but not a final ruling
Good news for all of gaming, Nintendo's ridiculous, laughable, retroactive "summon and fight" patent got rejected.
US Patent Office revokes Nintendo's controversial Pokémon battling patent in nonfinal decision
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