The Pokémon Company, partially owned by video gaming giant Nintendo Co, is suing six Chinese companies for copyright infringement and unfair competition behaviour over a mobile game accused of bearing similarities to the Japanese franchise. The six companies are said to have been operating the Chinese game without permission since 2015, according to a stock exchange filing on Thursday (Sept.
Apparently, the app has been operating without permission for seven years. (Photo : Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images) The developers of an app, which was developed by Chinese companies, was being sued by the Pokémon Company for allegedly copying the Japanese franchise without permission.
After years of Pocket Monster Reissue using what appear to be Pokémon assets in its advertising, The Pokémon Company is seeking millions in damages with a new lawsuit