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[–] x00z@lemmy.world 32 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Receiving a patent after another company already made a product that would infringe that patent?

That sure sounds very legal :^)

[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 14 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 10 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Almost all patents are BS. At least for how they currently work. Anything longer than a few years is just selfish capitalism.

[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 0 points 3 hours ago