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There are patent treaties. Edit: Well, who knows? Try it and see. Even in the worst case, you can almost certainly cut a deal.
by xiaoma 14y ago
There are patent treaties.
Edit: Well, who knows? Try it and see. Even in the worst case, you can almost certainly cut a deal.
- RyanONeill1970 14y agoEven when software patents are not allowed by law in the EU? Edit: A quick Google found this, seems I would be OK. http://answers.onstartups.com/questions/21560/what-happens-when-a-uk-company-infringes-a-us-patent http://answers.onstartups.com/questions/21560/what-happens-w...
- neilkelty 14y agoI would not recommend taking advice on complicated matters of international intellectual property law from a Q&A site on the Internet. Go talk to a lawyer.
- angry-hacker 14y agoThinking about it - why big companies don't move then? To avoid software patent cases? I mean they can still have skilled workers working in Silicon Valley, can't they? But the company is registered somewhere where they can't sue them. Or what am I missing here?
- talmand 14y agoI would assume having an office in the country means a presence which means they follow the law. Plus just doing any kind of business inside the country, including contractors, makes them subject to local law.