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The Loading Screen Game Patent Finally Expires
In 1998, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued Patent 5,718,632, on a method for avoiding “unnecessary wastage of time” in video games. What’s transpired in the 17 years since then can best be described as an unnecessary wastage of time. Namco’s patent covers “auxiliary games” that a player...
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Dec 5, 2015 | The Loading Screen Game Patent Finally Expires by DiabloD3 | 191 | 38 |
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