alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 19 hours agoPalworld ditches Pokéball-style summoning mechanic amid Nintendo legal battlewww.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1132cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1132external-linkPalworld ditches Pokéball-style summoning mechanic amid Nintendo legal battlewww.eurogamer.netalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square41fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareUninvited Guest@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoHow do Japanese patents differ from USA/CAN? My general understanding of patents is that they expire after 20 years - Pokemon is older than that. Do Japanese patents have a longer duration? Did Nintendo patent a game later than the originals?
minus-squareGaspar@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 hours agoThese patents were granted to Nintendo this year.
How do Japanese patents differ from USA/CAN? My general understanding of patents is that they expire after 20 years - Pokemon is older than that. Do Japanese patents have a longer duration? Did Nintendo patent a game later than the originals?
These patents were granted to Nintendo this year.