The patent application that led to the ‘255 patent was filed in September 2022, more than a year before Palworld’s launch. But Nintendo made amendments to the claims throughout the process, also after Palworld had been launched. Finally, the patent issued this year.
I guess, this is what makes it complicated…
Said that, in my opinion, game design patents are BS, as it it hinders free creativity a lot
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Receiving a patent after another company already made a product that would infringe that patent?
That sure sounds very legal :^)
I guess, this is what makes it complicated…
Said that, in my opinion, game design patents are BS, as it it hinders free creativity a lot
Almost all patents are BS. At least for how they currently work. Anything longer than a few years is just selfish capitalism.
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