Video Game Patents Are Often “Used In Bad Faith,” Says Dev
via gamespot.com
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Last year, Nintendo filed a lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair in Japanese court alleging infringement on the company’s patents. The initial battle was over relatively minor aspects of Palworld that were similar to Pokemon. More recently, Nintendo was granted a potentially game-changing patent that “covers the fundamental gameplay mechanic of summoning a character and letting […]