@feanor

OK I admit it, the whole case is really confused, IP worldwide calls for clarification because it's too messed up.

I only want to add that saying "patents", "trademarks" has only sense if you talk worldwide. There are treaties like TRIPS or TRIPOS, forced by the US, that basically forward protection to any other country to the maximum allowed extent.

So there's no much point in saying that something is "US patented" in the software world. It's better than nothing but no much more. All I have said, I tried to speak against worldwide protection issues.

Alas, I will not discuss it anymore, at least until I have the patants exam passed (so in three weeks approximately).