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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