>>56616987They actually had to amend the patent to make the lawsuit work. Basically, the idea is that since 3 shakes of the pokeball is a mechanic which originates in Pokemon (although it only has real gameplay role and effect in Palworld) the game violates a patent which was filed some time ago as amended this year after Palworld was released.
>>56616497Japan does not have a precedent-based legal system like the US. It uses a strictly law-based system like most of the world.