Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

If anyone has worked with an IP attorney before then they know that filing patents is a stength-in-numbers approach. You don't file patents because you think you're a genius, you file patents to defend yourself and ensure an end state of mutually assured destruction.

It looks like Nintendo threw everything against the wall to see what sticks, which is what a good IP attorney would recommend. It's unlikely these would hold up in a suit. I would be surprised if Nintendo uses any of these aggressively -- do they have a reputation of doing so?

Nothing to see here, if you ask me.

(Sure, let's abolish parents, but you don't accomplish that by not playing the game. Instead you simply lose.)



> I would be surprised if Nintendo uses any of these aggressively -- do they have a reputation of doing so?

2 years ago, Nintendo successfully sued a game developer for $30 million over a patent on touchscreen virtual joysticks. (https://www.dualshockers.com/nintendo-lawsuit-colopl-white-c...)


Which is bonkers because I was using touchscreen joysticks on my iPad touch before 2010 to play wolfenstein


> I would be surprised if Nintendo uses any of these aggressively -- do they have a reputation of doing so?

They do have a reputation of suing everyone who "infringes their copyrights". I would assume they would do the same over patents. Hell, there's even one case where they tried to sue themselves.


> Hell, there's even one case where they tried to sue themselves.

did they win?


No. They accidentally filed a DMCA takedown against a group that had permission IIRC. Nothing like a lawsuit.


> what a good IP attorney would recommend.

I think we could find a more useful word than "good". How about "useful"?


Successful? At least in their billing or justifying themselves on being on payroll...


Incentives-aligned


Agreed all around. Especially the part about abolishing all parents -- humanity definitely loses then.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: