Nintendo Granted Controversial Patents on Game Mechanics, Drawing Criticism from IP Lawyer
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Summary
Nintendo has recently been granted controversial patents covering game mechanics like character summoning, battling, riding, and flying systems. A videogame IP lawyer criticizes these patents as 'an embarrassing failure of the US patent system' that should not have been granted. The patents are seen as troubling additions to Nintendo's legal arsenal, particularly concerning given the company's recent lawsuit against Palworld. The article highlights concerns about how such broad patents could negatively impact the gaming industry.
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'Bad patents like this cast a massive shadow on the industry'
'should not have happened, full stop'
Nintendo received a more troubling weapon in its legal arsenal
the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted with alarmingly little resistance
"Bad patents like this cast a massive shadow on the industry."
