The Pokemon Company is suing the six Chinese corporations working a cellular sport referred to as Pocket Monster Reissue (or Koudaiyaoguai Fuke) for copyright infringement.

As reported by the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the cellular title options numerous similarities to the Pokemon online game franchise, prompting The Pokemon Company to file an order with the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court in a bid to halt the event, distribution, operation, and promotion of the title.

Pocket Monster Reissue has seemingly been obtainable in China for seven years, which is especially notable given some Pokemon titles presently stay unavailable within the area.

In addition to halting growth, The Pokemon Company can be in search of $72.5 million in damages and desires the entire corporations concerned within the undertaking to concern public apologies on common Chinese web sites and social media platforms.

It’s reported that the title, which is presently obtainable on app shops operated by Apple, Google, Tencent, Xiaomi, and Huawei in mainland China, earned an estimated $43.4 million in its first 12 months alone.

It looks as if The Pokemon Company is not the one one to clock the alleged similarities between Pocket Monster Reissue and its personal titles, with the SCMP reporting that gamers within the nation have additionally been speaking in regards to the state of affairs in on-line boards.

The case has but to move to court docket, and one of many defendants — an organization referred to as Jiangyin Zhongnan Heavy Industries Co. — stated it is going to be “unattainable to evaluate the affect [the game had] on the present or future earnings of the corporate” till the case proceeds.