Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoNintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.www.nintendo.co.jpexternal-linkmessage-square131fedilinkarrow-up1380arrow-down15cross-posted to: games@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 · 2 months agomessage-square131fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoYou can’t patent certain game mechanics. Would have to be an actual piece of code that was replicated.
minus-squareJusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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.
minus-squareSmilingSolaris@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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.
You can’t patent certain game mechanics. Would have to be an actual piece of code that was replicated.
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.
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.