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this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2023
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Would licensing matter outside of rich countries? I confess I know very little about patent law and things like that, but I'd imagine that if - say - Thailand wanted to use the same method as the U.S. Company, that the U.S. company wouldn't actually be able to do anything about it, since they're not under the same jurisdiction
International law exists.
I know that, I also know that it has a relatively narrow scope, participation is by treaty and varies wildly from country to country, and often isn't enforced well. Hence my comment