Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoNintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.www.nintendo.co.jpexternal-linkmessage-square131linkfedilinkarrow-up1380arrow-down14cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1376arrow-down1external-linkNintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.www.nintendo.co.jpHal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square131linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareampersandrew@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·8 months agoSo like…no mention of which patents?
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 🏆@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41arrow-down3·8 months agoThey’re just gonna wing it and hope they have something.
minus-squareJusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoI initially assumed they were referring to the Pokemon franchise but I don’t think that’s related to patents? Maybe it’s a regional thing?
minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoYou can’t patent certain game mechanics. Would have to be an actual piece of code that was replicated.
minus-squareJusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoI didn’t know you could patent code. I thought patents only applied to physical inventions. I suppose it makes sense though, there isn’t much difference.
minus-squareSmilingSolaris@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoIn the United States you are correct, you cannot patent game mechanics. Nintendo is a Japanese company. They basically wrote their own laws on how IP works in the country.
So like…no mention of which patents?
They’re just gonna wing it and hope they have something.
I initially assumed they were referring to the Pokemon franchise but I don’t think that’s related to patents? Maybe it’s a regional thing?
You can’t patent certain game mechanics. Would have to be an actual piece of code that was replicated.
I didn’t know you could patent code. I thought patents only applied to physical inventions.
I suppose it makes sense though, there isn’t much difference.
In the United States you are correct, you cannot patent game mechanics.
Nintendo is a Japanese company. They basically wrote their own laws on how IP works in the country.