On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:05:57 +0100, Reinoud van Leeuwen
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Contrary to popular misconception, virtually all countries
> > grant software patents. The problem is that people have
>
> Thanks to the new European Union member Poland, the Dutch plan to put the
> software pa
Hannu Krosing wrote:
> ?hel kenal p?eval (esmasp?ev, 17. jaanuar 2005, 21:45-0300), kirjutas
> Alvaro Herrera:
> > 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 with
On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 11:38:45AM -0800, J. Andrew Rogers wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:22:58 +0200
> >Many countries do not grant software patents so it is not
> >likely
> >that IBM applied through PCT since a refusal in one
> >country may
> >cause to patent to be refused in all countries.
>
Ühel kenal päeval (esmaspäev, 17. jaanuar 2005, 21:45-0300), kirjutas
Alvaro Herrera:
> 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
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:22:58 +0200
Many countries do not grant software patents so it is not
likely
that IBM applied through PCT since a refusal in one
country may
cause to patent to be refused in all countries.
Contrary to popular misconception, virtually all countries
grant software patents.
On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 09:22:58AM +0200, Nicolai Tufar wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Patents do not transcend international border. They need
> to be applied for in each country separately.
>
> To ease the process of applying for patents in many countries
> at once Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) was
Greetings,
Patents do not transcend international border. They need
to be applied for in each country separately.
To ease the process of applying for patents in many countries
at once Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) was formed. When you
file a patent application with WIPO head office under PCT y
--- Alvaro Herrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió:
> 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 af
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
> tra
G.
Fournier
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 3:32 PM
To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Subject: [HACKERS] US Patents vs Non-US software ...
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
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?
Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Netw
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