Is the card game War patented?

Jana Sakasegawa: Patents are reserved for inventions and new, novel procedures. A card game is neither of those things.Ideas are not protected by a copyright; it is the expression of that idea that is protected.For an example, think about Facebook and Twitter. Facebook's code is copyrighted, as it is the expression of the idea of social media. Twitter is another expression of that idea, and it is copyrighted -- but just because the two companies are based on the same idea does not mean that no one else can express the same idea.You're entitled to express your card game idea however you like, as long as that expression is derived from the idea and not someone else's expression.Good luck!...Show more