moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoNintendo and The Pokémon Company seek injunction against Palworld plus fine and damages, developer sayswww.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkNintendo and The Pokémon Company seek injunction against Palworld plus fine and damages, developer sayswww.eurogamer.netmoe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareCaptainBasculin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-27 days agoFor reference, the allegedly infringing patents are these:
minus-squareblargbluuk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoHow do these not apply to the majority of games, these sound so insanely broad. Patents are so stupid.
minus-squareLojcs@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-27 days agoSony has a patent for an input device having two data streams at once
minus-squarepewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agousb has more i think.
minus-squareTodd Bonzalez@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoThey only apply to games from Japan. This is the Japanese patent system.
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoBut why in english if it’s (seemingly) domestic only. Are they mandated to submit in English?
minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoHoly hell. Even by the standard of “all software patents are nonsense”, these are a fucking joke.
minus-squareFisk400@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoIt basically hits any game with mounts or vehicles.
minus-squareeinkorn@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoHold my bacon, one can patent the idea that a game character switches mounts depending on a given state? (Image 3)
minus-squareYuki@kutsuya.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoSeems like it. So when you come down from the sky on your flying mount and get close to the ground, you swap to a horse mount for example. How can one patent this… wtf!
For reference, the allegedly infringing patents are these:
How do these not apply to the majority of games, these sound so insanely broad. Patents are so stupid.
Sony has a patent for an input device having two data streams at once
usb has more i think.
They only apply to games from Japan. This is the Japanese patent system.
But why in english if it’s (seemingly) domestic only.
Are they mandated to submit in English?
Holy hell.
Even by the standard of “all software patents are nonsense”, these are a fucking joke.
It basically hits any game with mounts or vehicles.
Hold my bacon, one can patent the idea that a game character switches mounts depending on a given state? (Image 3)
Seems like it. So when you come down from the sky on your flying mount and get close to the ground, you swap to a horse mount for example.
How can one patent this… wtf!