Hal-5700X to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 8 months agoNintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.www.nintendo.co.jpexternal-linkmessage-square131fedilinkarrow-up1379cross-posted to: games@hexbear.netgames@sh.itjust.worksgames@lemmit.onlinenintendo@lemmy.world
arrow-up1379external-linkNintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.www.nintendo.co.jpHal-5700X to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 8 months agomessage-square131fedilinkcross-posted to: games@hexbear.netgames@sh.itjust.worksgames@lemmit.onlinenintendo@lemmy.world
minus-square@ampersandrew@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish35•8 months agoSo like…no mention of which patents?
minus-square@JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•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-square@viking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglish1•8 months agoYou can’t patent certain game mechanics. Would have to be an actual piece of code that was replicated.
minus-square@JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•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-square@SmilingSolaris@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•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.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 🏆linkfedilinkEnglish41•8 months agoThey’re just gonna wing it and hope they have something.
So like…no mention of which patents?
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.
They’re just gonna wing it and hope they have something.