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I wonder whether patent trolling like this isn't just driving businesses to move to countries with weak IP law.
by billybob 15y ago
I wonder whether patent trolling like this isn't just driving businesses to move to countries with weak IP law.
- rbanffy 15y agoFor that to happen, countries with weak (as in "sane") IP law must also provide an environment companies can operate in.
- pmjordan 15y agoI don't think it helps to be located outside the problematic jurisdiction - as soon as you sell your products there, you are once again subject to the laws you're trying to avoid. Avoiding the United States as a market is probably more costly than just putting up with the "patent tax".
- rbanffy 15y ago> as soon as you sell your products there, It's not possible with hard goods, but with services, it looks like the way to go. If my company and my servers are based on someplace sane, it's not that I am exporting it to you, who lives in a crazy place, but it's you who are importing it from me.
- pmjordan 15y agoI don't think it's quite so clear-cut. If you're selling downloadable apps (like mobile or desktop apps) you're almost certainly liable. What about the JavaScript code you're "exporting" to your users? That runs in their jurisdiction.
- beagle3 15y agoUnfortunately, what matters is where you want to do your business, rather than where you are incorporated. And the patent supports (like MS) are better at exporting strong IP law than other business can do to use those weak IP laws.
- Create 15y agoI have seen this happen. People moved from USA/Can to Sweden because of software patents. pypy