• @billybong
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    1330 days ago

    Patented. And the patent should run out fairly soon iirc.

    • JackbyDev
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      229 days ago

      2036 if they don’t extend it. It was granted in 2021.

      • @billybong
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        329 days ago

        Oh wow, patent was only granted 7 years after the game was released so the game will be 22 years old when the patent expires if not extended. Patent law is bonkers.

        • JackbyDev
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          29 days ago

          It’s because many of the iterations of the patent they tried to file were too similar to prior art in other games. Plus I’d hope 22 years is plenty of time to make a profit off of an idea you have lmao. Better that than 70 years after the crator’s death like copyright.