Hal-5700X to [email protected]English • 2 months agoNintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.www.nintendo.co.jpexternal-linkmessage-square131arrow-up1380arrow-down15cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1375arrow-down1external-linkNintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc.www.nintendo.co.jpHal-5700X to [email protected]English • 2 months agomessage-square131cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•2 months agoYou can’t patent certain game mechanics. Would have to be an actual piece of code that was replicated.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•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.