@cm0002 to [email protected]English • 13 hours agoWB axes Shadow of Mordor maker in setback for clever, sadly patented game systemarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square8arrow-up136arrow-down12cross-posted to: gamedev[email protected]
arrow-up134arrow-down1external-linkWB axes Shadow of Mordor maker in setback for clever, sadly patented game systemarstechnica.com@cm0002 to [email protected]English • 13 hours agomessage-square8cross-posted to: gamedev[email protected]
minus-square@esselllinkEnglish7•8 hours agoCountries have treaties around mutually enforcing intellectual property, probably would come into play here and allow for the US party to file a claim against them in a European court.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•5 hours agoEuropean courts don’t recognise software patents, no matter where they were filled.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•7 hours agoHopefully Europe puts an end to those treaties because of Trump
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•5 hours agoAt which point the US copies a ton of European IP and floods the world market with less expensive replacements. There are very good reasons why in general we recognize IP rights
Countries have treaties around mutually enforcing intellectual property, probably would come into play here and allow for the US party to file a claim against them in a European court.
European courts don’t recognise software patents, no matter where they were filled.
Hopefully Europe puts an end to those treaties because of Trump
At which point the US copies a ton of European IP and floods the world market with less expensive replacements.
There are very good reasons why in general we recognize IP rights