"Bad patents like this cast a massive shadow on the industry."

According to videogame patent lawyer Kirk Sigmon, the USPTO granting Nintendo these latest patents isn’t just a moment of questionable legal theory. It’s an indictment of American patent law.

“Broadly, I don’t disagree with the many online complaints about these Nintendo patents,” said Sigmon, whose opinions do not represent those of his firm and clients. “They have been an embarrassing failure of the US patent system.”

  • JackbyDevEnglish
    21·
    3 days ago

    Prior art exists of that though so you wouldn’t be able to. I know you’re making a joke though lol.

    • SkyezOpen@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      3 days ago

      If Nintendo can patent MOUNTS in the year of our lord 2025, that lemming can patent logic gates.

      • JackbyDevEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        I thought this was about the ball throwing to capture monsters

        • SkyezOpen@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          2 days ago

          They filed a fuck load of patents. This is one of them.

          Translation: mounts that can walk and fly. Which already exist in God knows how many games.