• doublepepperoni [none/use name]@hexbear.netOP
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    2 months ago

    They didn’t specify which patents were being infringed upon. It’ll be interesting to see how this goes. It’s in Japan so I assume Nintendo’s got this in the bag

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      According to a Mastodon post, the speculation is it’s over “patents such as one for throwing and using Poké Balls in a 3D space (JP,2023-092953,A); and one for automatically switching between ride Pokémon as a player transitions between different terrain, such as between air and the ground (JP,2023-092954,A)."

      IANAL, certainly not in Japanese patent law, but the first one sounds stronger to me, but still not bulletproof.