What should happen is Nintendo paying a shitload in damages to Palworld.

What a terrible website.

And I say that with an active adblocker…

Article links to a report from Games Fray. Here’s the link:

https://gamesfray.com/japan-patent-office-rejects-nintendo-application-relevant-to-palworld-dispute-cites-games-like-ark-as-prior-art-after-third-party-submission/

What happens next is Nintendo amends the patent application and tries again until they finally accept it.