laurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agoSo much for the lawsuitlemmy.worldimagemessage-square120linkfedilinkarrow-up1726
arrow-up1726imageSo much for the lawsuitlemmy.worldlaurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square120linkfedilink
minus-squareMrQuallzin@pie.eyeofthestorm.placelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoWasn’t IP infringement, but patent. That was one of the big things pointed out when this all started, if there had been any IP theft they would have led with that.
minus-squarejdr@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 months agoMy brother in law, what is a patent if not intellectual property?
minus-squarePsionicsickness@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoThey sued over the game mechanic, not pikachu.
minus-squareericwdhs@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months agoRight. Nintendo claimed that game mechanic is their intellectual property. That’s what a patent is.
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoDon’t patents expire after 20 years? And isn’t Pokemon’s ball-capturing game mechanic well over 20 years old? I seem to remember it existing prior to 2006.
Wasn’t IP infringement, but patent. That was one of the big things pointed out when this all started, if there had been any IP theft they would have led with that.
My brother in law, what is a patent if not intellectual property?
They sued over the game mechanic, not pikachu.
Right. Nintendo claimed that game mechanic is their intellectual property. That’s what a patent is.
Don’t patents expire after 20 years?
And isn’t Pokemon’s ball-capturing game mechanic well over 20 years old? I seem to remember it existing prior to 2006.