For American Law, I don't think they'd have a case if it were copyright on the designs. The designs are sufficiently different, even if Archcast and Dev don't want to believe it.
I have no idea if Nintendo can actually prove a patent infringement at the moment, because there doesn't seem to be much in the way of the claim themselves.
Point of it isn't to win, its to bleed the smaller company dry of money as patent law is exceptionally obtuse and very expensive to litigate as a result
For American Law, I don't think they'd have a case if it were copyright on the designs. The designs are sufficiently different, even if Archcast and Dev don't want to believe it.
I have no idea if Nintendo can actually prove a patent infringement at the moment, because there doesn't seem to be much in the way of the claim themselves.
Point of it isn't to win, its to bleed the smaller company dry of money as patent law is exceptionally obtuse and very expensive to litigate as a result
Winning is an afterthought. The goal is the lawfare itself.