Fake Pokémon NFT project taken to court by The Pokémon Company

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The Pokémon Company has taken a company using its trademarks and assets to advertise an NFT-based Pokémon…

The Pokémon Company has taken a company using its trademarks and assets to advertise an NFT-based Pokémon mobile game to court.

Australian company Pokémon Pty Ltd set up and advertised a website claiming to be launching a crypto game called PokéWorld . The company even claimed to have worked on Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Pokémon Home and Pokémon Sleep.The Pokémon Company International has asked the court to seek a resolution to stop Pokémon Pty Ltd from using their trademarks, and to stop the game's launch as well as selling any NFTs using their intellectual property.This does appear to be a slam-dunk case of blatant copyright infringement.

 

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Nintendo is one litigious company. Not sure how they thought they'd get away with it.

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