coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.org to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 days agoNintendo now has a US patent on summoning characters and making them battle for you | VGCwww.videogameschronicle.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down11
arrow-up1101arrow-down1external-linkNintendo now has a US patent on summoning characters and making them battle for you | VGCwww.videogameschronicle.comcoyotino [he/him]@beehaw.org to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareSmoke@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoIt sounds incredibly vulnerable to this exact argument. Patents aren’t valid if it’s been invented already.
minus-squareranandtoldthat@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoThe problem is lawyers. Nintendo has billions to spend on them.
minus-squareSmoke@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 days agoEven lawyers can’t get you out of trying to patent something that was clearly already in the market. Previously, Nintendo’s patent lawsuits had been for specific mechanics such as throwing a ball to capture npc animals.
It sounds incredibly vulnerable to this exact argument. Patents aren’t valid if it’s been invented already.
The problem is lawyers. Nintendo has billions to spend on them.
Even lawyers can’t get you out of trying to patent something that was clearly already in the market. Previously, Nintendo’s patent lawsuits had been for specific mechanics such as throwing a ball to capture npc animals.