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Can they still sue a company that is based outside of the USA? I always wondered this, but never found an answer. Europe, for example, does not have software patents, but I think that is more complicated than this.


Groupon, can't get groupon.com.au because an Australian guy registered the domain and trademark. Not only can you compete with Blackboard, but if you registered blackboard.com.foo and sold competing software, they would have no recourse in certain jurisdictions.




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