[consulting] Patenting Drupal solutions

[Liam McDermott]

Brett Evanson wrote:
> I'm working with a client that has asked me this question: "Is
> anything we are doing patentable?".
> 
> What sort of things are patentable within open source development?
> What sort of issues are there with specific licenses? Where do I even
> go to start here?

The terse answer to this is: get a lawyer.

Most software developers are against software-idea patents, as they 
hamper our ability to innovate. Therefore it's not likely you'll get 
much help from this list; it's also dodgy ground to offer what may be 
misconstrued as 'legal advice', because in some countries it's possible 
to be held liable for it.

It also depends on where in the world you are. In the EU, the answer 
might be 'no', in Canada 'maybe', and in the US 'probably not', etc. 
This brings us around to what I said originally: get a lawyer.

Kind Regards,
Liam McDermott.