Palworld (Pokemon with Guns and Bukkake, minus the Bukkake)
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jooka
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I misread your gamerant link a bit but the patent attorney in said link found up to 28 patents that could be central to the lawsuit.
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Citing patents that they created after the game launch...?
www.windowscentral.com
"Nintendo is not asserting patents on genuine technological inventions but trying to monopolize game rules" The patents for the Palworld lawsuit have finally been revealed — filed after the game launch
Nintendo vs Pocketpair news is heating up as Nintendo seek the equivalent of over $66K in damages for 3 patents
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Cybsled
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Yup, every single patent was post Palworld release and even worse, most of the shit Nintendo got a patent on are game mechanics that have existed for decades
This situation creates an interesting conundrum
1) If Palworld decides to settle outside of court "for an undisclosed amount", then they potentially save on legal fees and presumably there would be some manner of future immunity clause in said settlement. However, this never challenges the patents themselves, which means Nintendo can toss this shit around later with other games
2) If Palworld challenges, it is possible they may win, but the legal fees may greatly exceed what they could have settled for. Unless they had a corporate sponsor (like Sony), this might not be a viable option for the company.
This situation creates an interesting conundrum
1) If Palworld decides to settle outside of court "for an undisclosed amount", then they potentially save on legal fees and presumably there would be some manner of future immunity clause in said settlement. However, this never challenges the patents themselves, which means Nintendo can toss this shit around later with other games
2) If Palworld challenges, it is possible they may win, but the legal fees may greatly exceed what they could have settled for. Unless they had a corporate sponsor (like Sony), this might not be a viable option for the company.
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Ukerric
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Missed the update on the Palworld saga:
www.pcgamer.com
22 of the 23 patents filed by Nintendo were rejected.
Japanese patent attorney, burdened with a party pooper's knowledge, says Nintendo having 22 out of 23 Palworld-targeting claims 'rejected' in the US is business as usual
Most patent claims are as broad as possible, and filed down in an iterative process.
22 of the 23 patents filed by Nintendo were rejected.
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Missed the update on the Palworld saga:
Japanese patent attorney, burdened with a party pooper's knowledge, says Nintendo having 22 out of 23 Palworld-targeting claims 'rejected' in the US is business as usual
Most patent claims are as broad as possible, and filed down in an iterative process.
22 of the 23 patents filed by Nintendo were rejected.
Apparently the japanese patent system works on the basis that you can happily patent other people's stuff as long as you do it before they do.
Something to keep in mind in future complaints about how broken the US patent system is ;p
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my kids just got into pokeymans and want to play the cards and stuff. i'll have to look into this and see if they enjoy it. maybe palworld too heh
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Tuco
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I hadn't heard of that:
Kinda cool. Seems like this could be a game mode in Palworld though. Adding the ability to collect most Pals via farming is totally reasonable, along with anything else you need.
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Kaines
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Nintendo's legal fight with Palworld suffers a reversal as the USPTO reject their patent on character-summoning battle mechanics
The US patent office has rejected Nintendo's patent on character summoning, as the Pokemon publishers continue their legal scrap with Palworld in Tokyo courts.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
GET FUCKED NINTENDO
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Tarrant
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Agreed. I hope when they reply to it they get the same answer.Nintendo's legal fight with Palworld suffers a reversal as the USPTO reject their patent on character-summoning battle mechanics
The US patent office has rejected Nintendo's patent on character summoning, as the Pokemon publishers continue their legal scrap with Palworld in Tokyo courts.
GET FUCKED NINTENDO
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You can't patent game rules and mechanics - adding 'on a computer' shouldn't make any difference. That's one thing going for US patent law I guess.
I'll agree that changing that is stupid, and will end up in disaster when no-one can make anything without getting 300 separate licenses from EA-Disney corp. So this ruling is a clear win.
On the other hand, it does feel like Palworld guys should be guilty of *something*.
I'll agree that changing that is stupid, and will end up in disaster when no-one can make anything without getting 300 separate licenses from EA-Disney corp. So this ruling is a clear win.
On the other hand, it does feel like Palworld guys should be guilty of *something*.
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They did, but they never successfully sued anyone over it. Although I guess 'success' there should be 'patent was challenged and upheld' rather than 'opponent ran out of money defending against our lawsuits'. The latter they managed pretty effectively.
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Brahma
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LOL! Agree. This shit is so...blatant that as much as a can't stand Nintendo suing God himself, they have a point on the Palworld thing.