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US 12,403,397 was granted on 2 Sep 2025 and runs to 7 May 2044
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 | US12403397B2 |
|---|---|
| Title | Storage medium, information processing system, information processing apparatus, and game processing method |
| Assignees | Nintendo Co., Ltd. and The Pokémon Company |
| Inventors named on the patent | Shigeru Ohmori |
| Application | US 18/116,023 |
| Priority | 16 Aug 2022: JP 2022-129632 (16 Aug 2022) |
| Filed | 1 Mar 2023 |
| Granted | 2 Sep 2025 |
| Expiry | 7 May 2044 (anticipated expiration shown by Google Patents, including term adjustment) |
| Status | Active, reexamination requested |
| Claims | 26 claims; independent claims 1, 13, 25, 26 |
| Family | US 2024/0058701 A1 |
| Register events | Assignment 1 Mar 2023; Notice of allowance 7 Jul 2025; Grant 20 Aug 2025 (issue date 2 Sep 2025); Request for reexamination filed, effective 3 Nov 2025, entered 9 Dec 2025 |
What it covers
4 independent claims out of 26
A game program that moves a player character on a field and lets a first input summon a sub character. If an enemy is at that spot a first battle mode runs; otherwise the sub character moves on its own. A second input that moves the sub character onto an enemy starts a second, automatic battle mode. Google Patents lists a request for reexamination at the USPTO filed in late 2025.
Summary written from the claims and abstract in plain words; it is not the claim text and not an opinion on scope.