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[–] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 49 points 9 months ago (27 children)

I’m sorry but uh, for what? The concept of collectible battle monsters?

Nintendo about to start suing plumbing companies for stealing the concept of Mario

[–] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 17 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (10 children)

They didn't specify which patents were being infringed upon. It'll be interesting to see how this goes. It's in Japan so I assume Nintendo's got this in the bag

[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 19 points 9 months ago (9 children)

According to a Mastodon post, the speculation is it’s over “patents such as one for throwing and using Poké Balls in a 3D space (JP,2023-092953,A); and one for automatically switching between ride Pokémon as a player transitions between different terrain, such as between air and the ground (JP,2023-092954,A)."

IANAL, certainly not in Japanese patent law, but the first one sounds stronger to me, but still not bulletproof.

[–] EmoThugInMyPhase@hexbear.net 6 points 9 months ago

Patents are so fucking stupid loo

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