Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoNintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.www.nintendo.co.jpexternal-linkmessage-square131fedilinkarrow-up1380arrow-down15cross-posted to: nintendo@lemmy.world
arrow-up1375arrow-down1external-linkNintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.www.nintendo.co.jpHal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square131fedilinkcross-posted to: nintendo@lemmy.world
minus-squareJusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 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-down1·2 months agoYou can’t patent certain game mechanics. Would have to be an actual piece of code that was replicated.
minus-squareJusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 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-up1·2 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.
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.