Although this clone is clearly not the case, and I'm not aware any (high profile) cases, it is actually possible to patent the design of a game. There is a ver

Although this clone is clearly not the case, and I'm not aware any (high profile) cases, it is actually possible to patent the design of a game. There is a very interesting read about a video game patent: http://www.kmjn.org/notes/tapper_videogame_patent.html http://www.kmjn.org/notes/tapper_videogame_patent.html titled (drum roll) "Video game in which a host image repels ravenous images by serving filled vessels".