Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to Games@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months ago'An embarrassing failure of the US patent system': Videogame IP lawyer says Nintendo's latest patents on Pokémon mechanics 'should not have happened, full stop'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down10cross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-link'An embarrassing failure of the US patent system': Videogame IP lawyer says Nintendo's latest patents on Pokémon mechanics 'should not have happened, full stop'www.pcgamer.comYuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to Games@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square6linkfedilinkcross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
minus-squareKnilAdlez [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoWhat’s to stop someone from making a game with these mechanics, then if Nintendo sues just listing pokémon as prior art?
minus-squareNephewAlphaBravo [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months agothe fact that the bourgeoise control the legal system
minus-squareD61 [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoNintendo having a fuckton of money to buy lawyers.
What’s to stop someone from making a game with these mechanics, then if Nintendo sues just listing pokémon as prior art?
the fact that the bourgeoise control the legal system
Nintendo having a fuckton of money to buy lawyers.