# ROS2 and DDS IPR issues

**URL:** <https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros2-and-dds-ipr-issues/13481>\
**Category:** ROS General\
**Created:** [April 1, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros2-and-dds-ipr-issues/13481 "2020-04-01T20:06:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 9:42am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros2-and-dds-ipr-issues/13481/6 "2020-04-02T09:42:57Z")

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I am no lawyer neither. I cannot answer your question on patents. For background information, maybe it’s worth reading the slides of Catharina Maracke on “[**Understanding License Compatibility and Compliance Risks & Processes in Free and Open Source Software**](https://rosindustrial.org/s/ROS-I-Conf2016-day2-08-maracke.pdf)” as given at [ROS-Industrial Conference 2016](https://rosindustrial.org/events/2016/11/3/2016-ros-industrial-conference).

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