[consulting] Patenting Drupal solutions

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Patentable? Wow, if I had a nickle for every time I've heard that. I'd have a couple of nickles.... 

It kind of reminds me of a movie quote... 

"Inconceivable!" 
"I do not think that word means what you think it means." 

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. 

Mike 




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From: "Darrel O'Pry" <darrel.opry at gmail.com> 
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Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 1:50:33 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
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/me laughs uproariously... 


I'd tell my client no, sorry, I don't roll that way.... 


Then I'd tell them to hire a lawyer. 





On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Brett Evanson < brettev at gmail.com > 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? 

Any help is much appreciated. 

-- 
Brett Evanson 
brettev at gmail.com 
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