Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前Nintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.www.nintendo.co.jpexternal-linkmessage-square131linkfedilinkarrow-up1380arrow-down15cross-posted to: games@hexbear.netgames@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1375arrow-down1external-linkNintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.www.nintendo.co.jpHal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square131linkfedilinkcross-posted to: games@hexbear.netgames@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareJusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前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?
minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 年前You can’t patent certain game mechanics. Would have to be an actual piece of code that was replicated.
minus-squareSmilingSolaris@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前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.
minus-squareJusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前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.
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.
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.
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.