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- Are loading screen minigames patented?
- Can you patent a method of playing a game?
- Who owns the patent for loading screen games?
- What does loading mean in games?
Are loading screen minigames patented?
In 1995 Namco Bandai (then Namco Ltd) filed for a patent which gave them ownership of the idea of a loading screen minigames.
Can you patent a method of playing a game?
deas (and algorithms) cannot be patented. Mental processes cannot be patented. The rules of a game cannot be patented (unless there is a sufficiently inventive concept to “transform” the rules into patent-eligible subject matter … but what does that even mean?).
Who owns the patent for loading screen games?
For twenty years, Namco Bandai has held patent US 5718632 A, which has given them ownership of the idea of a loading screen minigame.
What does loading mean in games?
(Learn how and when to remove this template message) A loading screen is a screen shown by a computer program, very often a video game, while the program is loading (moving program data from the disk to RAM) or initializing.
