It's important to note the difference between the specification (now licensed under OWFa) and the implementations (now licensed under MIT). GraphQL.js and Rela

It's important to note the difference between the specification (now licensed under OWFa) and the implementations (now licensed under MIT). GraphQL.js and Relay are now basically in the same situation as React. The GraphQL specification however is more general and needs the Patents around it to be specifically granted. The above doesn't do anything but say "if you sue specifically over the rights granted herein then we'll revoke" but that's nothing like as broad as the problematic Patent grant was.