Comment on Amid Palworld Lawsuit, Nintendo Patents a System for Summoning a Character
wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
No way that holds up when challenged. Gacha games alone prove existing work.
Comment on Amid Palworld Lawsuit, Nintendo Patents a System for Summoning a Character
wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
No way that holds up when challenged. Gacha games alone prove existing work.
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I believe existing work doesn‘t matter much in Japanese patent law for some reason. You either have patented it or you haven‘t. That‘s what we‘ve been seeing with this lawsuit again and again. Honestly, Pocketpal should consider moving to Singapore or something to avoid this bullshit.
echodot@feddit.uk 4 days ago
This is US law
Absolutely ridiculous this was even granted. What is the point in the painting system if people are just going to be allowed to paint and general ideas and concepts. How about I got patent my idea of a gun game. See you in court every game with guns.
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Alright, that was unexpected. To be honest it doesn‘t even make sense. You literally can‘t patent broad gameplay concepts in the US. This patent shouldn‘t even exist according to the law so Nintendo probably doesn‘t have the best of chances here. I’m assuming they‘ll lose that patent in trial as quickly as they got it. How ridiculous.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 4 days ago
Let’s hope so, because this sounds like it could be pretty disastrous doesn’t it? But who’s gonna afford challenging Nintendo?
dumbass@leminal.space 4 days ago
You’re shocked a corporation got what it wanted from the US government?
november@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
We have got to stop saying "you're surprised?" whenever anyone points out something being morally wrong. They didn't say they were surprised, @DUMBASS@leminal.space (appropriate username, though).
Dagnet@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I think this patent was given in the US