The Guangdong Provincial Higher People's Court officially issued a statement saying that the court successfully facilitated mediation in the appeal case of the well-known game "Pokémon" against the mobile game "Pokemon: Remastered" for copyright infringement and unfair competition. It is reported that since July 2015, Guangzhou Mai Network Technology Co., Ltd., Huo Network Technology Co., Ltd., etc.The mobile game "Pokemon: Reincarnation" is launched online. The game uses a large number of design elements from the Japanese Pokémon game "Pokémon".
In December 2021, Pokémon Co., Ltd. filed a copyright infringement and unfair competition lawsuit with the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court.The court won the first trial and the defendant company compensated RMB 107 million.
After the verdict was announced, Guangzhou Mai Network Technology Co., Ltd. and Huo Network Technology Co., Ltd. were dissatisfied and appealed to the Guangdong Provincial Higher People's Court.
On February 18, the defendants Guangzhou Mai Network Technology Co., Ltd. and Huo Network Technology Co., Ltd. publicly issued an apology statement stating,"Under the guidance of relevant precedents and judicial documents issued by the Guangdong Provincial Higher People's Court, we have deeply realized that our actions have violated relevant laws."
"We will attach great importance to the protection of intellectual property rights in future company operations and will no longer infringe upon any intellectual property rights and other rights related to the Pokémon games and rights holders."
At present, all the contents of the agreement have been fulfilled, and the "Pokémon" lawsuit has come to a successful conclusion.