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Guangdong court facilitates mediation in copyright and unfair competition dispute concerning Pokémon China Daily / Supreme People's Court subsite · 27 April 2025 Open the original ↗
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gameplay rules alone were not eligible for copyright protection, and that such “reskinning” of games should be assessed under unfair competition law.
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Guangdong High Court in a parallel Rise of Kingdoms case, shared with the Pokémon litigants: dress (reskin) falls under unfair competition, mechanics are unprotected. Marketing phrase "officially licensed" was used by the defendants.
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