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Palworld removes Pal Sphere summons amidst lawsuit over Nintendo patents (nichegamer.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works to c/games@sh.itjust.works
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[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 57 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Strange that you can patent a game mechanic in software. What's next, the superhero landing? The vpose with a bent leg? Running a certain way with a gun between waypoints?

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago

What's next, the superhero landing?

A different branch on IP law but for decades Marvel and DC had a shared trademark on "Super Hero".

If either felt they could argue it was a unique trade identifier they would have claimed it exclusively but instead they claimed shared ownership and used it to lock out competition in the space from 1979 to 2024.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

We are still suffering the effects of bad software patents. Tons of garbage patents were granted in the form of "common everyday thing, but on a computer." A notable one was the digital shopping cart that was eventually invalidated.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 weeks ago

There are no good software patents. The concept should be abolished.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I believe Microsoft has a patent for launching different functions if a button is double clicked versus a single click.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

What if they just single click twice, instead of double-clicking?

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

make a shitty game in godot with all these things and file for patents before all the big players do

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I am copyrighting the T pose for player characters and will sue everybody who ever shows it.