Gerald Henriksen writes:
On 02 Aug 2003 03:46:37 +0200, you wrote:
>> Keep in mind that Mandrake is a French company and patent software don't
>> apply in France.
>
>so patent violations can't get inforced in france, am i getting you
>right? i would be surprised if it's the same in germany, nevertheless
Patent laws vary from country to country, and the tolerance for risk
can also vary from company to company.
If we want to be strict: Patent violations can surely be managed by
French courts, I'm sure. What is less clear is WHERE there are
patents for WHAT. If there IS a patent on MP3 valid in France, for
example.
("Enforcing a patent violation" isn't correct, is it? I would have
thought it is the patent which is enforced, not the violation. But
English is a strange language, so one never knows.)