- bitwolf ( @bitwolf@lemmy.one ) 5•3 hours ago
Rooting for Palworld devs, I can think of several examples of prior art.
- towerful ( @towerful@programming.dev ) 15•9 hours ago
Worth reading the article, but for the TL:drs and comment readers:
- A patent attorney has narrowed down the list of potential candidates that could be central to Nintendo’s lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair to 28 patents.
- Out of those, one particular intellectual property describing creature-capture mechanics was labeled as a “killer patent” that would be difficult not to infringe when making a game with monster-taming elements.
- The said property is part of a recently approved patent family consisting of three more patents, all of which were approved mere weeks before Nintendo and The Pokemon Company sued Pocketpair.
- KoboldCoterie ( @KoboldCoterie@pawb.social ) 60•13 hours ago
This patent was first submitted in late July 2024 and granted the following month, after Nintendo and The Pokemon Company asked for an accelerated review process.
What the fuck - so, they’re claiming infringement on a work that was released before they ever submitted their patent? How is that allowed? Are you telling me a company can wait until another company releases a similar product, then apply for a patent for something they used, then claim infringement? I knew patents were fucked, but I didn’t realize they were that fucked.
- steal_your_face ( @steal_your_face@lemmy.ml ) 1•29 minutes ago
I found this but found after reading it a bit I didn’t want ti out in the effort to understand it lol
- Die4Ever ( @Die4Ever@programming.dev ) 6•6 hours ago
yea that sounds nasty
just don’t patent anything, other companies build a product around an unpatented idea, then you patent it and sue them? now their entire product is ruined??
this makes no sense, that would mean the optimal play is to not patent anything until someone else starts doing it
- EddoWagt ( @EddoWagt@feddit.nl ) 42•13 hours ago
How is that allowed?
Well it’s not, you aren’t supposed to be able to get a patent for something that already exists. But you know, corruption
Nintendo’s stagnated and has become a patent troll
as someone that used to be a fan I’m sad as it’s hard to be hyped for any of their games when they’re widely known for pulling these kinds of scummy tactics time and time again
indies be dammed, it’s too much of a risk to make Nintendo-inspired games let alone direct fan-games
- Even_Adder ( @Even_Adder@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 14•12 hours ago
Nintendo has always been an underhanded bully. This isn’t new.
- Jo Miran ( @JoMiran@lemmy.ml ) 3•12 hours ago
Nintendo…not even pirated.
- luciole (he/him) ( @luciole@beehaw.org ) 2•11 hours ago
Ugh, the suspense… When will we even get to know what the accusations are about? Is this Japan or Kafka’s Trial?