They were able to do that because Palworld is made by Japanese devs, and they used specifically Japanese patent law. Doesn’t apply here.
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glitchdx@lemmy.world 11 months agoNintendo was able to sue palworld using a patent that didn’t exist before palworlds release. It’s not right, but they can do whatever they want regardless of what the law says.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
entwine413@lemm.ee 11 months ago
That’s not the lawsuit that’s being discussed. It’s the Yuzu Switch emulator lawsuit.
glitchdx@lemmy.world 11 months ago
yeah, i know. Point is that Nintendo can do whatever they want with the flimsyest excuse.
pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
Exactly. They can file a lawsuit even knowing they might not win just to burden someone into crippling debt if they want to defend themselves
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Exhibit number 4,923,768 for why patents should not exist and need to be aggressively banished from civilization.