Comment on Nintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.

ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  They’re just gonna wing it and hope they have something.

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• JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  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?

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  • viking@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    You can’t patent certain game mechanics. Would have to be an actual piece of code that was replicated.

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    • SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      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.

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    • JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      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.

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