alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 7 days agoPalworld Developer Reveals The Pokémon Patents Nintendo Claims It's Violatingkotaku.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1184arrow-down14
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minus-squareJustin@lemmy.jlh.namelinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·7 days agogame mechanics aren’t patentable?
minus-squareLumelore (She/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down1·6 days agoThey aren’t supposed to be but if you have enough money anything can be patentable, copyrightable, or trademarkable.
minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agoSome douche had (still has?) all the trademarks on anything Edge related to games
minus-squareDagnet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 days agoLoad screen minigames was patented for quite a few years, it’s the reason we couldn’t have fun while waiting for the game to load. The patent has run out tho I think, but nowadays it doesn’t matter cause SSDs
minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agoJust wait a few more years and SSDs won’t matter, loading screens will take forever again
minus-squareCharzard4261@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·6 days agoThey have been for the longest time, and it’s as ridiculous as it sounds.
game mechanics aren’t patentable?
They aren’t supposed to be but if you have enough money anything can be patentable, copyrightable, or trademarkable.
Some douche had (still has?) all the trademarks on anything Edge related to games
Load screen minigames was patented for quite a few years, it’s the reason we couldn’t have fun while waiting for the game to load. The patent has run out tho I think, but nowadays it doesn’t matter cause SSDs
Just wait a few more years and SSDs won’t matter, loading screens will take forever again
They have been for the longest time, and it’s as ridiculous as it sounds.