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Public record
US 12,179,111 was granted on 31 Dec 2024 and runs to 21 Sep 2042
One patent as the register shows it on 9 Nov 2026; dates and status from the patent office page.
Facts
Nintendo Co., Ltd. and The Pokémon Company hold the grant; one inventor named
| Publication | US12179111B2 |
|---|---|
| Title | Storage medium storing game program, game system, game apparatus, and game processing method |
| Assignees | Nintendo Co., Ltd. and The Pokémon Company |
| Inventors named on the patent | Kazumasa Iwao |
| Application | US 18/652,874 |
| Priority | 22 Dec 2021: JP 2021-208275 (22 Dec 2021) |
| Filed | 2 May 2024 |
| Granted | 31 Dec 2024 |
| Expiry | 21 Sep 2042 (anticipated expiration shown by Google Patents, including term adjustment) |
| Status | Active |
| Claims | 23 claims; independent claims 1, 9, 10, 18 |
| Family | US 2024/0278129 A1; JP 7398425 B2 |
What it covers
4 independent claims out of 23
A game program that shows a player character and a field character in a virtual space, takes an aiming direction, and runs two modes. In the first mode the player throws a catching item; a success check puts the field character into the player's possession. In the second mode the player sends out a fighting character to fight the field character. The priority application is from December 2021.
Summary written from the claims and abstract in plain words; it is not the claim text and not an opinion on scope.