Is it possible to know if a mechanic you want to apply to a game is patented before applying it or do you only find out when you are sued?
Is it possible to know if a mechanic you want to apply to a game is patented before applying it or do you only find out when you are sued?
There’s also Namco patent around auxiliary games played during loading screens, but it’s lapsed finally (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/12/loading-screen-game-patent-finally-expires)