Is there anyone from New Zealand on the list who can speak to whether the ban applies to patents that were previously granted or whether it is only prospective in nature? If the former, does it raise takings and just compensation issues under New Zealand law?
James -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robin Muilwijk Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 4:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Osdc-list] Hot topic: New Zealand bans software patents! On 28-8-2013 21:57, Bill Farrow wrote: > On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Robin Muilwijk > <[email protected]> wrote: >> It does raise questions though; what about existing patents? And, >> what about companies, might they relocate, so they can still patent their >> software? > > Every country has their own patent laws, and companies must patent > their invention in each country in which they wish to protect their > "idea". So a company based in NZ would still be able to patent > software in the USA and litigate in the US if they thought it > worthwhile. > > Bill > Thanks Bill, I didn't know that. With your point on providing a level of protection also, it sure is an interesting development to follow. -- Robin _______________________________________________ Sign-up for our weekly newsletter: http://opensource.com/email-newsletter Osdc-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/osdc-list _______________________________________________ Sign-up for our weekly newsletter: http://opensource.com/email-newsletter Osdc-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/osdc-list
