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Originally Posted by teh603
This is the part that has me the most concerned. Nowhere does it mention that they copied actual code from the other game. This is entirely about concepts, just like the "you touch something on a screen and something else happens" concept patent.
Its a bit of a shame that this one didn't go to trial, because it would've made a great acid test on just how broad the current US courts will let IP law become.
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It certainly would have been interesting to see the outcome, at least. If, for nothing else, to see another crap-storm of patent-war threads here with interesting conversations.