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Nintendo Patent Approved in August Could Be What It Uses Against Palworld (gamerant.com)
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[-] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 183 points 2 months ago

This patent was first submitted in late July 2024 and granted the following month, after Nintendo and The Pokemon Company asked for an accelerated review process.

What the fuck - so, they're claiming infringement on a work that was released before they ever submitted their patent? How is that allowed? Are you telling me a company can wait until another company releases a similar product, then apply for a patent for something they used, then claim infringement? I knew patents were fucked, but I didn't realize they were that fucked.

[-] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 121 points 2 months ago

How is that allowed?

Well it's not, you aren't supposed to be able to get a patent for something that already exists. But you know, corruption

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