laurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agoSo much for the lawsuitlemmy.worldimagemessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1674
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minus-squareMrQuallzin@pie.eyeofthestorm.placelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day 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-up12·1 day agoMy brother in law, what is a patent if not intellectual property?
minus-squarePsionicsickness@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day agoThey sued over the game mechanic, not pikachu.
minus-squareericwdhs@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 day agoRight. Nintendo claimed that game mechanic is their intellectual property. That’s what a patent is.
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day 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.