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[–] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 16 points 1 week ago (6 children)

game mechanics aren't patentable?

[–] Lumelore@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They aren't supposed to be but if you have enough money anything can be patentable, copyrightable, or trademarkable.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 1 points 6 days ago

Some douche had (still has?) all the trademarks on anything Edge related to games

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