An alleged 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Pokemon clone has just cost its developers and publishers a whopping $15 million following a copyright infringement lawsuit from 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Pokemon Company.

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, Pocket Monster Reissue earned upwards of $42 million within its first year, eventually sparking a $72 million copyright infringement lawsuit and demands for public apologies from 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Pokemon Company in 2021. The case was filed against six Chinese companies - the six companies that were involved in developing and publi🍒shing the game in question.

Today, The Pokemon Company announced that it won the case as the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court found Pocket Monster Reissue to be in violation of the Unfair Competition Prevention Law. One of the six Chinese developers and publishers involved was ordered to pay over $15 million in damages, while ano♋ther three are to bear joint liability - although the three are now fi൲ling an appeal against this decision.

This isn't the first time the Pokemon brand has taken legal action against alleged clones, and it likely won't be the last. Back in January, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Nintendo targeted PokeZoo - another game featuring seemingly blatant ripoffs of Pokemon's own assets and designs. Thankfully, there are plenty of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:games like Pokemon to play ไout there that aren't legally ambiguous - and I'll persona𓆏lly be sticking to those.

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