<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>Patentable? Wow, if I had a nickle for every time I've heard that. I'd have a couple of nickles....<br><br>It kind of reminds me of a movie quote...<br><br>"Inconceivable!"<br>"I do not think that word means what you think it means."<br><br>Rather than a lawyer, your client needs a dictionary. The short answer is no, he can't patent what you guys are doing. Both of you should probably read up on licensing.<br><br>Mike<br><br><br><br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Darrel O'Pry" <darrel.opry@gmail.com><br>To: "A list for Drupal consultants and Drupal service/hosting providers" <consulting@drupal.org><br>Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 1:50:33 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern<br>Subject: Re: [consulting] Patenting Drupal solutions<br><br>/me laughs uproariously... <div><br></div><div>I'd tell my client no, sorry, I don't roll that way....</div><div><br></div><div>Then I'd tell them to hire a lawyer.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote">
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Brett Evanson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:brettev@gmail.com" target="_blank">brettev@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I'm working with a client that has asked me this question: "Is<br>
anything we are doing patentable?".<br>
<br>
What sort of things are patentable within open source development?<br>
What sort of issues are there with specific licenses? Where do I even<br>
go to start here?<br>
<br>
Any help is much appreciated.<br>
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Brett Evanson<br>
<a href="mailto:brettev@gmail.com" target="_blank">brettev@gmail.com</a><br>
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