• @Petter1@lemm.ee
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    181 day ago

    The patent application that led to the ‘255 patent was filed in September 2022, more than a year before Palworld’s launch. But Nintendo made amendments to the claims throughout the process, also after Palworld had been launched. Finally, the patent issued this year.

    I guess, this is what makes it complicated…
    Said that, in my opinion, game design patents are BS, as it it hinders free creativity a lot