Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoNintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.www.nintendo.co.jpexternal-linkmessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down10
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkNintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.www.nintendo.co.jpHal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square77fedilink
minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·13 hours agoYou can’t patent certain game mechanics. Would have to be an actual piece of code that was replicated.
minus-squareSmilingSolaris@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours 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.
minus-squareJusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours 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.
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.