Patents, Copyright and Trademarks, Oh My! Board Game IP Law: Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep 160

Описание: Patents, Copyright and Trademarks, Oh My! What you can and cannot use from an existing game.

We answer a question about using the mechanics from an older board game in your current game design and spend some time talking about copyright, intellectual property, trademarks and patents. We also review Disney Sidekicks, a new cooperative game from Eric Lang, and have some more thoughts on Lost Ruins of Arnak, Doodle Dungeon and more.

Episode 160, recorded January 12th, 2022. Join us Wednesdays at Nine PM Eastern at   / tabletopbellhop  

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00:00:00 CHECK IN

00:01:15 SUGGESTION BOX
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00:05:45 ASK THE BELLHOP
Disclaimer: Neither of us are lawyers and nothing said should be taken as legal advice.

“If a game has been patented for more than 20 years, is it legal to use the card mechanics? Is it still covered by intellectual property?

Regarding card mechanics, if a game is played with numbers, shapes and colors and the goal of the game is to collect matches, can I still play this exact game if I change the numbers, or shapes or colors to a different factor, such as size?”

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00:35:50 THE GAME ROOM - Disney Sidekicks
A detailed looks at this new cooperative game from Eric M Lang
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00:58:47 THE BELLHOPS TABLETOP
Lost Ruins of Arnak, https://amzn.to/3tu6zjZ
Doodle Dungeon, https://amzn.to/3nywd37
Tripples, https://amzn.to/3fxQTE8

01:15:52 PATREON SHOUT OUT AND OUTRO

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