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US software patents for European companies.

If I develop software as an European company how much do I have to worry about US software patents?

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You have if you want to sell in the US. Any US company having a US patent for anything similar to your solution can sue you and you'll be unable to sell in the US.

sharptooth  2010-07-05 10:17:08

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