coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.org to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 10 个月前Nintendo now has a US patent on summoning characters and making them battle for you | VGCwww.videogameschronicle.comexternal-linkmessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down11
arrow-up1102arrow-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 · 10 个月前message-square35linkfedilink
minus-squareSmoke@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·10 个月前It sounds incredibly vulnerable to this exact argument. Patents aren’t valid if it’s been invented already.
minus-squareranandtoldthat@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 个月前The problem is lawyers. Nintendo has billions to spend on them.
minus-squareSmoke@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 个月前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.
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.