The extremely controversial patent that Nintendo successfully patented for the Pokemon franchise then was reexamined after discourse online has now been rejected by the USPTO. The patent was for…
    • village604@adultswim.fanEnglish
      17 days

      The “article” does note that it’s not a final ruling and Nintendo can still make arguments.

      • Zahille7@lemmy.worldEnglish
        17 days

        I also read that. It was just a couple sentences of basically nothing.

  • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17 days

    Good. Hope all of Nintendo’s software patents get rejected. Gameplay elements have been ruled to be not protectable. Only things like trade-dressing.