Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoNintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.www.nintendo.co.jpexternal-linkmessage-square131fedilinkarrow-up1380cross-posted to: games@hexbear.netnintendo@lemmy.worldgames@lemmit.onlinegames@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1380external-linkNintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.www.nintendo.co.jpHal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square131fedilinkcross-posted to: games@hexbear.netnintendo@lemmy.worldgames@lemmit.onlinegames@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareampersandrew@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·1 year agoSo like…no mention of which patents?
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 🏆@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·1 year agoThey’re just gonna wing it and hope they have something.
minus-squareJusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year 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-up1·1 year agoYou can’t patent certain game mechanics. Would have to be an actual piece of code that was replicated.
minus-squareJusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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-up1·1 year 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.