misk@piefed.social to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 22 hours agoJapan Patent Office rejects Nintendo application relevant to Palworld dispute, cites games like ARK as prior art after third-party submissiongamesfray.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1413arrow-down11
arrow-up1412arrow-down1external-linkJapan Patent Office rejects Nintendo application relevant to Palworld dispute, cites games like ARK as prior art after third-party submissiongamesfray.commisk@piefed.social to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squareLudrol@szmer.infolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 hours agoAs I understand Pokemon GO and other games had monster capture mechanic before patent submission and patent is invalid in non-final verdict.
As I understand Pokemon GO and other games had monster capture mechanic before patent submission and patent is invalid in non-final verdict.