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US 12,220,638 was granted on 11 Feb 2025 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 | US12220638B2 |
|---|---|
| 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 18/776,729 |
| Priority | 22 Dec 2021: JP 2021-208275 (22 Dec 2021) |
| Filed | 18 Jul 2024 |
| Granted | 11 Feb 2025 |
| Expiry | 21 Sep 2042 (anticipated expiration shown by Google Patents, including term adjustment) |
| Status | Active |
| Claims | 20 claims; independent claims 1, 8, 9 |
| Family | US 2024/0367050 A1; US 12,179,111 (same priority) |
What it covers
3 independent claims out of 20
A method of game processing in which the player aims, sees an aiming point and an indicator of how likely a catch is, picks one of several obtaining items, launches it, and on success holds the caught character. A second action launches a virtual object representing a held character toward a second character and the two begin a fight. Claim 1 is the method, claim 8 the system and claim 9 the storage medium. A continuation of the same December 2021 priority as US 12,179,111.
Summary written from the claims and abstract in plain words; it is not the claim text and not an opinion on scope.