[Guest Post] USPTO Director orders re-examination of video game patent, citing prior art not considered by the Examiner

The IPKat is pleased to share the below guest post from Kat Friend (and this Kat's colleague) Aaron Trebble (Lewis Silkin) on his favourite subject of IP and video games. "The Director of the USPTO has last week ordered re-examination of a recently granted US patent in the name of Nintendo Co., Ltd and The Pokémon Company. This power has been exercised on the Director’s own initiative,