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IANAL but i think non-US startups are also targets for patent lawsuits if they have US users. And many startups have little chance of success if they have to st
by felixmar 18y ago
IANAL but i think non-US startups are also targets for patent lawsuits if they have US users. And many startups have little chance of success if they have to stop serving US users.
- rbanffy 18y agoAmerican companies can try all they want to sue me under US laws. It will be really fun to watch them get squashed by the local legal system reminding them US law has no standing here. BTW, I live in Brazil where software patents are not considered valid.
- rbanffy 18y agoOops... Hit reply too early. But the above US companies could try to sue US residents for the patent violation.
- paulgb 18y agoIndeed. RIM and Desire2Learn (both Canadian) have both been hit in the last few years with seemingly frivolous claims by litigious US companies. Apparently, it cost RIM some $612 million to settle with a patent troll [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTP,_Inc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTP,_Inc. (edit: copy and paste, clicking won't work)]. I don't remember what came of the D2L case, but I think it cost them quite a bit as well.
- mileszs 18y agoIt appears you are correct: In this particular lawsuit, Remember The Milk is named. They are located in Australia.