I couldn’t get a real answer to this question. Can just the layouts be reused with everything else (i.e. overall design) being original?
I couldn’t get a real answer to this question. Can just the layouts be reused with everything else (i.e. overall design) being original?
Yes.*
You can patent a design pattern, within a specific context (provided the patent is approved)
NAMCO infamously patented ‘Loaing Screen Games’, with its documented example being Galaga.
Thankfully that patent expired in 2015. Hope this answers your question!