Re: US Patents vs Non-US software ... - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: US Patents vs Non-US software ...
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Msg-id 20050118004545.GA16150@dcc.uchile.cl
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In response to US Patents vs Non-US software ...  ("Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@postgresql.org>)
Responses Re: US Patents vs Non-US software ...  (Jaime Casanova <systemguards@yahoo.com>)
Re: US Patents vs Non-US software ...  (Hannu Krosing <hannu@tm.ee>)
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On Mon, Jan 17, 2005 at 07:31:48PM -0400, Marc G. Fournier wrote:

> Just curious here, but are patents global?  PostgreSQL is not US software, 
> but it is run within the US ... so, would this patent, if it goes through, 
> only affect those using PostgreSQL in the US, or do patents somehow 
> transcend international borders?

No, they are limited to the territory they are registered in.

Not sure how that applies to somebody who just uses Postgres in the US;
of course, IANAL.

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Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[@]dcc.uchile.cl>)
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