Comment on Nintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 1 month 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?
Comment on Nintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 1 month 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?
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.
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.
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.