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  "path": "/articles/uspto-rejects-nintendos-controversial-summon-character-and-let-it-fight-pokemon-patent-in-non-final-ruling-as-palworld-legal-battle-rumbles-on",
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  "textContent": "The USPTO has rejected Nintendo’s controversial 'summon character and let it fight' Pokémon patent, after it was heavily criticized by IP lawyers last year.",
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