From: Chris Holt <amiga2k_at_cox.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 17:59:23 -0500

On Thu, 27 Feb 2003 19:35:55 +0100, Björn Stenberg wrote:
>Joaquim Carvalho wrote:
>>A rewritten version won't be legal either because Atari has patented
>>the game concept.
>
>Really? I searched USPTO but found nothing. Do you have any links to
>more information about this?

I know this is anecdotal, but this alleged patent of the game concept
isn't borne out by the several asteroids clones for the Palm platform.
Or perhaps it indicates a decreased concern (since 1983) on Atari's part
for enforcing this concept patent.

Chris
Received on 2003-02-28