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1) Yes, and that's exactly the problem raised here. 2) The patent grants from Microsoft and Google grant a license on software (or a standard), and only give t
by gcp 10y ago
1) Yes, and that's exactly the problem raised here.
2) The patent grants from Microsoft and Google grant a license on software (or a standard), and only give them a (reciprocal) license on the software or standard that is under consideration. If Microsoft had published React, you could still sue them for violating patents that are unrelated to React without losing your license to use it. The Facebook grant doesn't have this, so if you rely on React you can't sue Facebook at all. But they can still sue you.
- madeofpalk 10y ago2) If Microsoft published React without a patent rider, and Microsoft had patents on the tech in React, then you would be in violation in the first place, right? Microsoft can still you sue for violating their React patents, especially if you sue them first.
- gcp 10y ago1) The article points out there are implicit patent grants if they're not expressly spelled out. 2) Microsoft has provided patent grants that are less severe than Facebook.