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The Pokémon Company, partially owned by video gaming giant Nintendo Co , is suing six Chinese companies for copyright infringement and unfair competition behaviour over a mobile game accused of bearing similarities to the Japanese franchise. The six companies are said to have been operating the Chinese game without permission since 2015, according to a stock exchange filing on Thursday by Shenzhen-listed Jiangyin Zhongnan Heavy Industries Co, one of the defendants. The Pokémon Company, which licences the Pokémon franchise worldwide, has applied to the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court for an order to stop the development, distribution, operation and promotion of...
