alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 20 hours agoPalworld ditches Pokéball-style summoning mechanic amid Nintendo legal battlewww.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down13cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
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minus-squareUninvited Guest@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 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-up4·3 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.