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In response, Pocketpair has hired lawyers identical to Nintendo's, except with guns. https://hard-drive.net/hd/video-games/pocketpair-hires-identical-lawyers-w

In response, Pocketpair has hired lawyers identical to Nintendo's, except with guns. https://hard-drive.net/hd/video-games/pocketpair-hires-identical-lawyers-with-guns/ https://hard-drive.net/hd/video-games/pocketpair-hires-ident...

TechPlasma 2y ago
Wait to they hear about that one "Lock-picking Lawyer" then they'll always be scott free.
sublinear 2y ago
Badass dude!
Dalewyn 2y ago
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pinkmuffinere 2y ago
lol I can't tell if the linked article is satire, or if it is truthfuly repeating Pocketpair's stance. Either way I like it.
- mbilker 2y ago
  The Hard Drive is a satirical news site like The Onion. They even say they are satire on their about page [1]. [1] https://hard-drive.net/about/ https://hard-drive.net/about/
SigmundurM 2y ago
Amazing lol! Though it is worthing that Nintendo is alleging patent infringement, not copyright infringement. IANAL (I Am Not A Lawyer), but that doesn't sound like they're going after the models used in Palworld, but more overall mechanics? Possibly this patent Nintendo has for what seems to be "a thing the player throws at another thing to initiate a fight with it" (IANAL): https://patents.justia.com/patent/20240278129 https://patents.justia.com/patent/20240278129
- Aeolun 2y ago
  How the hell can you patent that. And it isn't even specific. That's just absurd... Also, it was filed on May 2, 2024. Seems to me like there's millions of instances of prior art in that case.
  - kabdib 2y ago
    Anyone reading Nintendo patents should get used to "but, there's prior art!"
    - londons_explore 2y ago
      I think they've realised that proving prior art is so expensive that most smaller companies won't be able to afford the lawyers fees to do so. That means that as long as you can sneak prior art past the patent examiner (fairly easy), you still get an effective business weapon.
  - 71bw 2y ago
    >Also, it was filed on May 2, 2024. >Palworld Release Date: Jan 18, 2024[1] [1] https://store.steampowered.com/app/1623730/Palworld/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1623730/Palworld/
    - tourmalinetaco 2y ago
      And Palworld was announced at least two years prior, where this exact mechanic was shown.
  - slightwinder 2y ago
    It's referencing older patents, being a continuation of a US-patent from 2022, and Japanese patent from 2021.
    - Aeolun 2y ago
      That doesn't actually help, because Pokemon and its clones are two decades old by this point.
Terretta 2y ago
“At press time, Nintendo responded, claiming guns or no they will come after Pocketpair with the same fury with which they go after 17-year olds who make fan games.”
henearkr 2y ago
EDIT: Hard Drive is a satyrical site like the Onion. So I just sounded like an idiot reading the Onion for the first time and taking it at face value XD -------- My old comment below. -------- Yuck. They may have just hired yakuzas lawyers (yakuzas use a lawyers a lot, and are experts in exploiting legal loopholes (and sometimes participating in the creation of them)). That's a shame to put money into this disgusting mafia.
- Unpadded3167 2y ago
  hard drive is satire

TechPlasma 2y ago

Wait to they hear about that one "Lock-picking Lawyer" then they'll always be scott free.

sublinear 2y ago

Badass dude!

Dalewyn 2y ago

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pinkmuffinere 2y ago

lol I can't tell if the linked article is satire, or if it is truthfuly repeating Pocketpair's stance. Either way I like it.

mbilker 2y ago
The Hard Drive is a satirical news site like The Onion. They even say they are satire on their about page [1]. [1] https://hard-drive.net/about/ https://hard-drive.net/about/

SigmundurM 2y ago

Amazing lol! Though it is worthing that Nintendo is alleging patent infringement, not copyright infringement. IANAL (I Am Not A Lawyer), but that doesn't sound like they're going after the models used in Palworld, but more overall mechanics? Possibly this patent Nintendo has for what seems to be "a thing the player throws at another thing to initiate a fight with it" (IANAL): https://patents.justia.com/patent/20240278129 https://patents.justia.com/patent/20240278129

Aeolun 2y ago
How the hell can you patent that. And it isn't even specific. That's just absurd... Also, it was filed on May 2, 2024. Seems to me like there's millions of instances of prior art in that case.
- kabdib 2y ago
  Anyone reading Nintendo patents should get used to "but, there's prior art!"
  - londons_explore 2y ago
    I think they've realised that proving prior art is so expensive that most smaller companies won't be able to afford the lawyers fees to do so. That means that as long as you can sneak prior art past the patent examiner (fairly easy), you still get an effective business weapon.
- 71bw 2y ago
  >Also, it was filed on May 2, 2024. >Palworld Release Date: Jan 18, 2024[1] [1] https://store.steampowered.com/app/1623730/Palworld/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1623730/Palworld/
  - tourmalinetaco 2y ago
    And Palworld was announced at least two years prior, where this exact mechanic was shown.
- slightwinder 2y ago
  It's referencing older patents, being a continuation of a US-patent from 2022, and Japanese patent from 2021.
  - Aeolun 2y ago
    That doesn't actually help, because Pokemon and its clones are two decades old by this point.

Terretta 2y ago

“At press time, Nintendo responded, claiming guns or no they will come after Pocketpair with the same fury with which they go after 17-year olds who make fan games.”

henearkr 2y ago

EDIT: Hard Drive is a satyrical site like the Onion. So I just sounded like an idiot reading the Onion for the first time and taking it at face value XD -------- My old comment below. -------- Yuck. They may have just hired yakuzas lawyers (yakuzas use a lawyers a lot, and are experts in exploiting legal loopholes (and sometimes participating in the creation of them)). That's a shame to put money into this disgusting mafia.

Unpadded3167 2y ago
hard drive is satire